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Studying to be a personal trainer: 2nd Attendance weekend
By slhaf | August 20, 2009
All fitness and gym instructors need to have an up-to-date Certificate in First Aid so they are prepared for any accidents happen in the gym, so I found myself spending a whole day of my second assessment weekend practising CPR on dummies, rolling my classmates into the recovery position and wrapping them up with slings and bandages.
Far more challenging, was my first practical gym instruction assessment on the second day, for which I stupidly used my boyfriend as my ‘body’ to work with and demonstrate my newly acquired knowledge and skills. After weeks of planning his 90-minute gym induction in excruciating detail, nothing could have prepared me for the fact that he had nil coordination and was incapable of lunging or squatting without his knees turning in or nearly falling over.
The session was very, very hard work, and it took all my patience and knowledge to get him exercising with good technique. I was, however, informed that complete beginners often find exercises I might consider easy as very hard, and that my session was quite typical of a real beginner’s induction. Funnily enough, I was proud of myself for teaching my ‘client’ to exercise well, and I got a real taste for what it must be like to help people get fit safely.
Fitness Editor Joanna Ebsworth is studying with Premier Training International. Visit www.premierglobal.co.uk for information on all courses available.
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Topics: Home, Personal Training blog | 4 Comments »
August 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
You should be proud! Been thinking of getting that certificate too. Very exciting!
September 1st, 2009 at 10:29 am
maybe your course should have a section called “Intro to Gym for Non-Gym Bunnies?” or “It’s Different for Us?”
October 24th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Im doing the part-time personal trainer course at Premier and its brilliant! I’m enjoying it so much!
Bit nervous about the 1st gym assesment coming up but Im sure it will be fine.
Love reading your blogs about your experience. I hope you carry on after you’ve completed and blog about your first days as a qualified PT in the industry.
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:56 am
Adult education is evolving – not just in the US but also in Europe with lifelong learning. It is encouraging overall.