Fitness for Life

Issued by UWE Bristol

This course is all about achieving a healthier body and how to reach fitness goals; an ideal entry level course for those who want a career in the health and fitness industry. It covers aspects of health and fitness, together with the benefits of exercise and a healthy diet. It also examines how to improve your health and fitness by establishing goals, routines and looking at safety and hygiene while you train.

Type Experience
Time Weeks

Skills

Basic Nutrition
Planning a healthy balanced diet
Structuring self directed exercise
Understanding health and exercise

Earning Criteria

List examples of health and fitness
Describe skills which relate to fitness
Identify the benefits of different food groups
Describe and explain what we mean by structured exercise
List 3 steps that should be considered before doing any exercise
Describe and explain what is meant by each section of SMART
Describe and explain what can be done before, during and after your training session in order to prevent injury
Students have been assessed and have achieved in excess of 80% to gain the accreditation