Diploma in Personal Training – Part 1
Duration: 3 Months | 90 Hours
The Certified Personal Trainer course at the International Fitness Training Academy (IFTA) is designed to build a strong foundation in fitness science, training principles, client handling, and hands-on practical skills. This program prepares students to confidently work as professional personal trainers in gyms, studios, or as independent fitness coaches.
● Introduction to the Field
● Science of Personal Training
- Ten Components of Fitness
- Fundamentals of Fitness
- Advanced Anatomy and Kinesiology
- Advanced Physiology
- Principle of Strength Training
- Nutrition and Human Performance
- Behavior Alteration
- Initiated Coaching to Personal Training
- How to Transform
- Personal Trainer–Client Relationship and Partnership
- Association for Growth
- Client Screening
- Client Consultation
- Screening and Risk Classification
- Client Fitness Assessment
- Program Design
- Cardiorespiratory Training Programs
- Preparing the Personal Training Program
- The Business of Personal Training
- Business Basics and Planning
- Legal Issues and Responsibilities
- Exercise Program (Periodization)
- Introduction to Postural Correction
- Sport-Specific Training and Special Populations
- CPR / AED
- First Aid
- Airway and Breathing
- Early Chest Compressions
- Basic Cardiopulmonary Life Support
- Practical Training
- Arms – 21 types of exercises
- Shoulder – 17 types of exercises
- Chest – 14 types of exercises
- Back – 20 types of exercises
- Legs – 18 types of exercises
- Buttocks – 10 types of exercises
- Abdomen – 15 types of exercises
Course Outcome
On completion, students gain strong theoretical knowledge, advanced practical exposure, and professional readiness to work as certified personal trainers with confidence and competence.
Detailed Syllabus – Part 2 (Special Populations)
- Benefits and Risks Associated with Physical Activity
- Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening
- Pre-exercise Evaluation
- Health-Related Physical Fitness Testing and Interpretation
- Clinical Exercise Testing and Interpretation
- General Principles of Exercise Prescription
- Exercise Prescription for Healthy Population with Special Considerations
- Environmental Considerations for Exercise Prescription
- Exercise Prescription for Patients with Cardiac, Peripheral Cerebrovascular, and Pulmonary Diseases
- Exercise Prescription for Individuals with Metabolic Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
- Exercise Testing and Prescription for Populations with Other Chronic Diseases and Health Conditions
- Behavior Theories and Strategies for Promoting Exercise in Special Populations
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