Certificate of Health and Fitness

• Introduction to Health and Fitness
  • Scope and Nature of the Health and Fitness Industry
  • Exploring the Definition of Fitness
  • Components of Physical Fitness (Strength, Muscular Edndurance, Flexability, Motor Skill Performance, Cardiorespiratory Endurance)
  • Health and Fitness Resources
  • Health and Fitness Organisations
• Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle, and Muscle Contraction
  • Fast and Slow Muscle
  • Exercise and Muscle
  • Cardiorespiratory System
  • Pulse Rate
  • Energy
  • Enzymes
  • Food as an Energy Source
  • Recommended Daily Intake of Nutrients
  • Respiration
  • Exercise Recovery
• Exercise Principles and Cardiorespiratory Programming
  • Relationship between heart rate and workload
  • Biology of the Circulatory System
  • Blood Composition
  • Blood Functions; clotting, immunity
  • Blood Vessels
  • The Heart
  • Pulse Rate, Cardiac Output
  • Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Spleen, Lymphatic System
• Biomechanics and Risk
  • The Skeleton
  • The Muscular System -Tendons, Ligaments, Bursas
  • Training and Risk
  • Common Musculoskeletal Injuries
  • Back Injuries, Spinal Injuries
  • Tips for Preventing Injury
• Fitness Program Design
  • Typical Fitness Program Design Process
  • Kinds of Exercise
  • Developing the Physique
  • A Balanced Program
  • Indoor and Outdoor Locations -facilities and equipment in each
  • Music
• Delivering a Fitness Program
  • Fitness Leader Functions; teaching, planning, counselling, motivation, evaluation, creating opportunity, etc
  • Leadership Communication, and Communication Barriers
  • Communicating with Children and Young People
  • Communication Techniques eg. Whistle, Raising arm, etc
  • Motivation
  • Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
  • Factors Affecting Motivation
  • Self Belief and Self Talk
  • Relationship with Participants
  • Motivation for Fitness and Weight Control
  • Nutrition and Sport
  • Weight Control
  • Sports Psychologists and Fitness Programmes
  • Program Delivery
  • Elements of a Session or Class; Introduction, Warm Up, Stretch, Body of Exercise Session,Recovery, etc
  • Concluding a Session
  • Writing an Exercise Program
  • Supporting Participants Needs
  • Communication Strategies, Active Listening, Giving Instructions, Reinforcement, etc
  • Dealing with Problems and Conflict
• Safety, Injury and General Wellbeing
  • Safety Considerations
  • Incorrect Exercises
  • Safety in Aerobic Activities
  • Dealing with Injury; First Aid
  • Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
  • Identifying Hazards
  • Fitness Legalities
  • Pre Screening Clients
  • Suitable Surfaces
  • Clothing and Footwear
  • Pre Screening
  • Anthropometric Measurements
  • Cancer and General Wellbeing
• Fitness Programs for Special Groups
  • Inclusive Program Management
  • Exercise Variables (frequency, duration, intensity)
  • Special Considerations
  • Training Zones
  • Older Adults
  • Mental Disabilities
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Programs for Weight Control
  • Evaluating Cardio Respiratory Endurance
  • Evaluating Muscular Strength and Endurance
  • Principle of Weight Control

• Fitness and Wellbeing
  • Defining terminology
  • What is wellneing
  • Emotional or mental health
  • Structural health
  • Chemical health
  • Natural body cycles
  • Why exercise
  • Enhancing normal health with exercise
  • Food combining
  • Exercise at different stages of life
  • Stabilizing metabolism during middle age
  • Exercise for disease prevention
  • Old age
  • Understanding and managing stress
• Fitness Physiology and Anatomy
  • Anaerobic energy supply
  • Lactic acid energy
  • Aerobic energy supply
  • Energy needed for different types of activity
  • Muscles: how muscles move, types of muscle
  • What muscle causes what movement
  • Problems during exercise: fatigue,
• Management of Fitness Testing Services
  • Reasons for fitness testing
  • Safety
  • First aid
  • Legal liability
  • Negligence
  • Providing protection
• Designing Fitness Tests
  • What should be tested
  • Sequence of testing
  • Body weight, Water, Fat testing
  • Cario respiratory endurance
  • Muscle strength and endurance
  • Criteria for designing fitness tests
  • Procedure for constructing a new fitness test series
• Resistance Training
  • Principles of resistance training
  • Principles of exercise
  • Overload principle
  • Specificity
  • Types of resistance training
• Developing an Exercise Programme
  • Features of an exercise program
  • Typical design process
  • Types of exercise
  • Developing physique
  • Cardiorespiratory endurance
  • Structure of an aerobic training session
• Managing an Exercise Programme
  • Training response
  • Exercises for specific problems: back, shoulders, trunk, arms,legs
  • Weight control
  • Energy expenditure
• Leading a Fitness Programme
  • Leadership concepts
  • Leadership responsibilities
  • Shared leadership
  • Leadership communication

When you study with Australian Online Courses, you will be assessed using a competency-based training method.

Competency-based training focuses on the achievement of skills and knowledge against set criteria to meet industry-standard and is not benchmarked against other students’ work.

In this course, the assessment will be comprised of written assignments and exercises, which may include short answer questions, reports, essays, research projects and reflective tasks.

If you do not achieve a competency result on your first attempt, you have two more attempts to pass your assessment. So, you have three attempts in total to obtain a competency result.

In this way, you can complete your course in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.

• Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
• Improve your employment opportunities;
• Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
• High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 200 hours. We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

While printed materials are not available for purchase, PDF copies are available for download and self-printing for this program.

You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!

Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.

BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.

Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.

Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.

Yes! You will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of your assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our e-learning system and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.