The Level 4 Award in Personal Training trains learners to a professionally competent level, enabling them to prescribe, plan and deliver safe but effective exercise programmes, and to develop their skills and knowledge to allow the learner to pursue a career in personal training. 

During the qualification learners will cover:

• Anatomy and physiology, functional kinesiology and concepts and components of fitness.
• Nutrition for exercise, health and fitness.
• Lifestyle and medical factors that affect wellbeing.
• Analysis of client information using the most accepted techniques.
• Assessment of a client’s current health and fitness status.
• Planning and conducting of physical activity sessions, within a variety of environments using multiple resources.
• Client consultations using the most accepted methods and providing strategies for successful behaviour change.
• Communication skills to effectively build successful relationships with their clients and other health care professionals.
• Legal and professional requirements for personal training.
• How to set up and manage a personal training business on a self-employed basis if they wish to.
• How to manage, evaluate and improve own performance.