Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Exercises

Name: Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Exercises
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This qualification equips learners to plan, deliver, and evaluate safe, effective gym-based fitness instruction sessions

Created byDaniel Joshua Smith

Last updated 10/2024

English

What you'll learn

To develop learner’s knowledge of anatomy and physiology and how it relates to exercise and fitness
To develop learner’s ability to plan and deliver safe and effective gym sessions
To provide learners with the knowledge to develop good customer service and the personal qualities required by the exercise and fitness industry
To provide learners with an awareness of health and safety in an exercise and fitness environment
To provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further qualifications in the exercise and fitness industry

Course content

30 sections • 301 lectures • 3h 48m total length

Cardiovascular and respiratory adaptations to endurance/aerobic training0:40
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Adaptations to Endurance/Aerobic Training0:35
Short and long term effects of exercise on blood pressure0:55
Blood Pooling Effect Following Exercise0:25
Prevent blood pooling in the legs after intense exercise by cooling down gradually and performing gentle movements to maintain venous return, reducing dizziness, fatigue, and swelling.
Effects of Exercise on Bones and Joints0:30
Effects of Exercise on Bones and Joints0:35
Effects of Exercise on Bones and Joints0:35
Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness (DOMS)0:40
Exercises or Techniques Likely to Cause Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)0:55
Explore exercises and techniques likely to cause delayed onset muscle soreness (doms), including eccentric movements that lengthen the muscle under tension, such as lowering weights slowly and downhill running. Identify how high intensity strength training with heavy weights and low repetitions, plyometrics like jump squats and bounding exercises, and unaccustomed activities or sudden increases in cardio intensity or duration contribute to doms.
Valsalva Effect0:45
Short and Long-Term Effects of Exercise on Muscle0:55
Exercises to Improve Posture0:25
Strengthen posture with exercises that target the core, back, and shoulders. Include planks, chest openers, bridges, shoulder blade squeezes, thoracic extensions, and rows to boost upper back mobility and strength.
Assignment 1

Specificity and Progressive Overload0:40
Specificity and Progressive Overload0:45
Specificity and Progressive Overload0:45
Explore how specificity and progressive overload drive personalized training, acknowledging individuality in genetics, biology, and lifestyle, while prioritizing recovery to prevent overtraining and enhance performance.
FITT Principles0:40
FITT Principles0:40
Progressive Training Programme Principles0:45
Progressive Training Programme Principles0:45
Progressive Training Programme Principles0:55
Apply progressive training programme principles and recovery for muscle repair, growth, and performance. Use progressive overload by increasing weight, reps, sets, or intensity, and monitor progress to adjust.
Recognizing and Regressing a Training Programme1:05
Adaptation, Modification, and Progression in FITT Principles0:50
Adaptation, Modification, and Progression in FITT Principles0:50
Effect of Speed on Posture, Alignment, and Intensity0:35
Effect of Speed on Posture, Alignment, and Intensity0:20
Effect of Levers, Gravity, and Resistance on Exercise0:40
Effect of Levers, Gravity, and Resistance on Exercise0:20
Programming Exercise for Physical Fitness vs. Health Benefits0:55
Contrast programming for physical fitness with health benefits, detailing high-intensity training with progressive overload for strength and endurance, versus moderate, sustainable activity reducing chronic disease risk and supporting well-being.
Programming Exercise for Physical Fitness vs. Health Benefits0:45
Assignment 3

Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Older Adults (50+)0:35
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Older Adults (50+)0:30
Identify exercise contraindications for adults over 50 with severe osteoporosis, avoiding high impact or heavy resistance, and emphasize low impact activities that build balance and strength safely.
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Older Adults (50+)0:45
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Older Adults (50+)0:45
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Antenatal and Postnatal1:00
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Antenatal and Postnatal1:10
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Young People (14-16)0:55
Exercise Contraindications and Key Safety Guidelines for Young People (14-16)0:50
Key Safety Considerations for Working with Disabled People0:45
Assignment 4

Benefits of a Healthy and Active Lifestyle0:50
Health Benefits of Physical Activity0:55
Effect of Physical Activity on Disease Causes0:45
Physical activity improves cardiovascular health, lowers blood pressure and LDL, and enhances blood flow; it reduces cancer risk and improves insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism for type 2 diabetes management.
Effect of Physical Activity on Disease Causes0:35
Impact of Stress, Fatigue, and Alcohol on Lifestyle0:45
Impact of Stress, Fatigue, and Alcohol on Lifestyle0:25
Communicating the Benefits of a Healthy and Active Lifestyle0:40
Obesogenic Environment0:50
Analyze how the obesogenic environment drives obesity through urban design with few walkable areas, high availability of processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and aggressive marketing targeting children.
Advances in Technology Supporting Health and Fitness0:55
Wearables monitor activity, heart rate, sleep, and calories for real-time feedback and insights. Apps provide workout plans, nutrition tracking, and goal setting through virtual fitness classes to track progress.
Assignment 6

Current National Food Guide0:30
Key Healthy Eating Advice0:55
Importance of Adequate Hydration0:40
Professional Role Boundaries in Offering Nutritional Advice0:40
Dietary Role of Key Nutrients0:55
Explore how carbohydrates provide energy for the body and brain, proteins support growth and immune function, fats enable energy and vitamin absorption, and vitamins and minerals sustain health.
Common Dietary Sources of Key Nutrients1:00
Explore common dietary sources of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals, including whole grains, lean meats, dairy, olive oil, fatty fish, and calcium, iron, and potassium.
Energy Balance Equation0:55
Health Risks of Poor Nutrition0:55
Assignment 7

Location of the Heart0:35
Function of the Heart0:35
Learn how the heart pumps blood to sustain oxygen, nutrients, and waste removal. Right side sends blood to the lungs for oxygenation; left side delivers oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Structure of the Heart0:50
Describe the four-chamber heart, including the right atrium and ventricle, left atrium and ventricle, and how valves—tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and otic—prevent backflow and maintain one-way circulation.
Structure of the Heart0:25
Explore the heart’s structure and septum separating right and left sides, and how the vena cava, pulmonary arteries, and pulmonary veins move deoxygenated and oxygenated blood.
Movement of Blood Through the Four Chambers of the Heart0:35
Movement of Blood Through the Four Chambers of the Heart0:30
Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation0:35
Systemic and Pulmonary Circulation0:30
Structure and Functions of Blood Vessels0:40
Structure and Functions of Blood Vessels0:50
Blood Pressure0:30
Blood Pressure Classifications0:50
Classify blood pressure from normal to hypertensive crisis, detailing normal (<120/80 mmHg), elevated (120–129/<80), stage 1 (130–139/80–89), stage 2 (≥140/≥90), and emergency thresholds (>180/120).
Current Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Guidelines (NICE, BHF, WHO)0:40
Current Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Guidelines (NICE, BHF, WHO)0:50
Learn blood pressure guidelines from the British Heart Foundation and WHO, emphasizing consistent monitoring, early detection, target treatment levels, and lifestyle changes like Mediterranean style diet, activity, and stress management.
Current Evidence-Based Blood Pressure Guidelines (NICE, BHF, WHO)0:45
Assignment 8

Location of the Lungs0:25
Function of the Lungs0:45
The lungs enable gas exchange by taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. Oxygen moves from the alveoli into blood, and carbon dioxide leaves the body, helping regulate blood pH.
Structure of the Lungs0:35
Explore the structure of the lungs, including the trachea dividing into bronchi and bronchioles, the bronchial tree resembling an inverted tree, and the right three-lobed and left two-lobed lungs.
Structure of the Lungs0:25
Explore the structure of the lungs, including alveoli and gas exchange, where oxygen enters the blood and carbon dioxide exits, and the pleura enables smooth breathing.
Main Muscles Involved in Breathing0:40
Main Muscles Involved in Breathing0:20
Explore the main muscles involved in breathing and accessory muscles used in labored breathing, including sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, and rectus abdominis that push the diaphragm upward for forced exhalation.
Passage of Air Through the Respiratory Tract0:50
Passage of Air Through the Respiratory Tract0:35
Air travels through the respiratory tract, branches into two primary bronchi, then into bronchioles, ending in alveoli where oxygen enters the bloodstream and carbon dioxide is expelled.
Gaseous Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Lungs0:35
Gaseous Exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in the Lungs0:40
Composition of Gases in Inhaled and Exhaled Air0:40
Composition of Gases in Inhaled and Exhaled Air0:35
Assignment 9

Basic Functions of the Skeleton0:40
Basic Functions of the Skeleton0:35
Structures of the Axial Skeleton0:45
Explore the axial skeleton, including the skull and vertebral column, protecting the brain and forming the central framework with 33 vertebrae across cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx regions.
Structures of the Axial Skeleton0:25
Structures of the Appendicular Skeleton0:45
Structures of the Appendicular Skeleton0:40
Classification of Bones0:40
Classification of Bones0:40
Classification of Bones0:20
Classify bones by type, focusing on sesamoid bones formed within tendons near joints. For example the Patella and Pisiform protect tendons from stress, improve leverage, and facilitate movement.
Examples of Bones by Classification1:00
Structure of Long Bone0:45
Structure of Long Bone0:40
Stages of Bone Growth0:40
Stages of Bone Growth0:25
Posture and Spine Details:0:45
Posture and Spine Details:0:55
Assignment 10

Requirements

Some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended
The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication

Description

The Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym-Based Exercise (RQF) is at level 2 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework.

The aim of this qualification is to provide learners with the skills and knowledge to a professionally competent level enabling them to plan deliver and evaluate safe and effective fitness instruction sessions unsupervised via the context of gym-based exercises and activities.

To develop learner’s ability to plan and deliver safe and effective gym sessions
To develop learner’s knowledge of anatomy and physiology and how it relates to exercise and fitness
To provide learners with the knowledge to develop good customer service and the personal qualities required by the exercise and fitness industry
To provide learners with an awareness of health and safety regulations in an exercise and fitness environment
To provide learners with the opportunity to progress to further qualifications in the exercise and fitness industry

Learner Entry Requirements:

Some experience of gym-based exercises, including free weights, is highly recommended
The course requires physical exertion and individual participation is essential; therefore, a degree of physical fitness is necessary.
There is also an element of communication (discussing, presenting, reading and writing) involved and learners should have basic skills in communication

Please note that upon completion you will recieve a certificate of completion but this is not the fully accredited level 3 version of the qualification allowing you to work in the industry. If you would like to attain that version of the qualification please contact us on Support@fitfastacademy.com or 07907075500

Who this course is for:

The aim of this qualification is to provide learners with the skills and knowledge to a professionally competent level enabling them to plan deliver and evaluate safe and effective fitness instruction sessions unsupervised via the context of gym-based exercise.

Level 2 Certificate in Planning and Delivering Gym Exercises

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Course content

Understand the effects of exercise on the body12 lectures • 8min

Understand the components of fitness6 lectures • 3min

Understand how to apply the principles and variables of fitness to an exercise p17 lectures • 12min

The Exercise contraindications and key safety guidelines for special population9 lectures • 7min

Understand how to safely monitor exercise intensity3 lectures • 2min

Understand the health benefits of physical activity9 lectures • 7min

Understand the importance of healthy eating8 lectures • 7min

Understand the structure and function of the circulatory system15 lectures • 10min

Understand the structure and function of the respiratory system12 lectures • 7min

Understand the structure and function of the skeleton16 lectures • 11min

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