Health Fitness & Personal Trainer Course

We educate the best trainers in the fitness branch. From start to finish of the education - and beyond!- we support and guide our students. Functional anatomy is a foundation necessary for all trainers in exercise, fitness and sports. This subject provides a comprehensive introduction to the anatomy of the human body and a wellspring of important knowledge. The course is constructed to present the information in an interesting and comprehensible manner and features different learning approaches appropriate for Fitness and Personal Trainers.
 
The goal is, to understand the relationship between movement patterns, the human body and relevant anatomical terminology.

Our participants are introduced to the basics of sports nutrition.

As a foundation the composition of general nutrition including macro and micro nutrients, as well as the water balance, are discussed. In order to understand various correlations, the energy metabolism are explained in detail.

In addition, the effects of individual food components in the human body, as well as their importance in sports are covered.

More and more companies are integrating Corporate Wellness and similar health initiatives into their employee benefits packages. By doing so they promote the health and well-being of their employees, reducing the incidence of sick-leave and building healthier, stronger team dynamics.

Exactly why such initiatives are important is discussed in this introduction to the concept, as well as challenges that such initiatives face including organisational dysfunction.

Participants also learn about the advantages of corporate wellness and some trusted approaches and tools for finding and working with a company.

We offer suggestions on how to approach companies about Corporate Wellness, how to develop a corporate wellness concept and important organisational points to consider.
Participants will be exposed to some practical examples and will have the possiblity to perform group work on the topic.

The unit on Marketing and Customer Interaction gives participants some insight into identifying, working with and marketing to their ideal customer. This is one of the most useful units for the aspiring trainer, as it helps them identify their place in the market, which makes for a more successful career start.

We begin by taking a look at Marketing itself to understand exactly what it is and of what relevance it has for personal trainers.
Important basic concepts such as USP, positioning, target market, etc. are introduced and different models from marketing such as the SMART Formula, marketing mix (7Ps) and more are explained.

The communication between trainer and client is also addressed in this unit. Various aspects of communication theory and some guidelines for successful communication are covered.

Upon completion of this subject, participants are able to develop marketing strategies for their product and/or services, ready to position themselves in a market rich in variety and full of possibility!

A working understanding of human physiology and therefore the relationships between the various functions of the human body is crucial for anyone working in the exercise and fitness field. It is a requisite knowledge for the sufficient practice of their profession. This course makes the relationships within the human organism graspable for everyone. Take a deep-dive into the human body and learn the functions of our organism for your new profession in fitness. In this subject you will get a close look at energy metabolism needed for muscle activation, the circulatory system and the pulmonary system. Any high quality education in fitness and exercise begins with the foundations of anatomy and physiology.

In this unit participants are prepared for successful communication with their clients on every level. In addition, we take a look at how the trainer or coach can go about dealing with their own goals and motives, which will in turn help them better understand their clients. The right goal-setting and the proper approach to feedback are an important parts of this unit. The way we manage stress as trainers and with our clients and a variety of learning strategies are explored so these skills can be integrated into your professional approach.  

Since injuries are a daily occurrence in sports, it is important to know about the causes and consequences of the most common injuries. In case of an emergency the personal trainer must be able to react quickly and correctly.

In addition, the understanding of various injury patterns helps to be able to avoid them from happening.

In this introduction to training theory we look at the foundations of training plan creation and management, including the principles of training, training methodology and factors that influence sports performance.
Because performance capacity, performance diagnostics, training and competition are so interrelated, they are covered together in this unit.

The second half of this unit Im zweiten Teil der Trainingslehre wird das Training als komplexer Handlungsprozess und im Zusammenhang mit Planung, Ausführung und Evaluation definiert und bewertet.
Ein wichtiger Teil der Trainingslehre ist nach wie vor die Trainingsplangestaltung, die mit Beispielen über die Möglichkeiten einer Trainingsplangestaltung praktisch vermittelt werden.

Um das Thema der Trainingswissenschaft zu vertiefen, laden wir regelmäßig internationale Top-Dozenten wie Univ. Prof. Dr. Paul Haber und Prof.em. Dr.phil. Dr.med. Dr. hc Jürgen Weineck zu uns in die Academy ein.

Unter anderem sind sie für die Bücher "Optimales Training" (Jürgen Weineck) und "Leistungsphysiologie" (Paul Haber) in der Trainingswissenschaft bekannt.

Im ersten Teil der Trainingslehre werden die Grundlagen des Trainings, wie Trainingsprinzipien, Prinzipien der Trainingsgestaltung, Trainingsmethoden und die Faktoren der sportlichen Leistung vermittelt.
Da die Leistungsfähigkeit, Leistungsdiagnostik, Training und Wettkampf, in enger Wechselwirkung zueinander stehen, werden sie auch dementsprechend im Kurs unterrichtet.

Im zweiten Teil der Trainingslehre wird das Training als komplexer Handlungsprozess und im Zusammenhang mit Planung, Ausführung und Evaluation definiert und bewertet.
Ein wichtiger Teil der Trainingslehre ist nach wie vor die Trainingsplangestaltung, die mit Beispielen über die Möglichkeiten einer Trainingsplangestaltung praktisch vermittelt werden.

Um das Thema der Trainingswissenschaft zu vertiefen, laden wir regelmäßig internationale Top-Dozenten wie Univ. Prof. Dr. Paul Haber und Prof.em. Dr.phil. Dr.med. Dr. hc Jürgen Weineck zu uns in die Academy ein.

Unter anderem sind sie für die Bücher "Optimales Training" (Jürgen Weineck) und "Leistungsphysiologie" (Paul Haber) in der Trainingswissenschaft bekannt.

As an extension of basic training theory or training methods, we take a closer look at endurance traning in this course. The theoretical aspects of methods such as intensive/extensive interval training and intensive/extensive continuous training are carried out in practice.

Endurance Training along with Strength Training are the important basis for performance in every sport and have their own set of positive, health-promoting benefits. The better one"s endurance, the longer one can perform any given effort.  

Sensorimotor Training is increasingly valued in physiotherapy, professional sports, as well as fitness and personal training.

What are sensorimotor skills?
The term sensorimotor brings together the concepts "senses" and motor function. The senses relay information from the environment into our processing facilities, our nervous system. Our motor skills are on display when we respond to this stimuli and show our muscular control.

In this course subject you have a look at and put into practice some exercises for strength and coordination using instable surfaces or destabilizing tools or practices (balance boards, gym balls, ropes, sling trainers, coordination tools, etc.).

Our muscles function not only to create movement, but they also provide stability through isometric contraction and thereby maintain balance.

Strength Training is primarily used in practice to increase muscle mass and increase maximal strength. It is the foundation of any sport and a crucial element of physical fitness. Strength Training with Free Weights is especially widely used in bodybuilding and athletic training, as well as for injury prevention and injury rehabilitation.

Training with free weights differs from training with machines in its integration of the core and stabilizing musculature during every exercise.
It is therefore a more complete and functional way to train the musculature.

In this course subject, with its focus on practical application, participants learn the proper guidelines for dealthing with barbell, dumbbell and, to some extent, cable machine exercises. Several exercises are presented and are carried out by participants, with attention to proper form, common mistakes and useful coaching points. The proper joint-friendly technique is a crucial point in instruction in order to reduce risk of injury.

Functional Training refers to an approach to strength training that incorporates multiple muscle groups, movement patterns that reflect real human movement in the real world and place a high value on core musculature involvement in training exercises.
Multiple muscles are trainined at once, usually with a focus on entire muscle chains, in order to improve coordination between muscle groups alongside strength. Creating more stable and economical movement patterns that use the entire range of motion and strengthen the core are major goals.

Functional Strength Training is especially important because we want our clients and athletes to be able to use acquired strength for everyday movements and activity, or for the complex movement patterns necessary for any sport. This type of training is also appropriate for any age group and has applications in almost every type of sport, leisure activity, rehabilitation and injury prevention.

Some functional training methods utilize balance-challenging techniques and tools, small equipment that requires more core involvement for traditional movements, like medicine balls, sandbags and aquabags, or simply rely on bodyweight exercises.

In this course subject participants will learn about various training tools such as sling/TRX, gymnastics/balance ball, medicine and slam balls, sandbags, heavy/battle ropes and more. Bodyweight exercises are also a foundation of functional training, as certain bodyweight exercises can be used to expose functional weakness in even very "well-trained" athletes, and in order to build these abilities from the ground up. Muscle chains and some exercises which can be used to focus on specific ones are introduced.

Machine-supported strength training is a specialized form of strength training. As opposed to training with free weights, machines which provide a guided and limited movement pattern are used. The movement radius and range of motion is predetermined, which allows less room for compensatory movements or incorrect form. This type of training is therefore very useful for novices to strength training, but it also a very important tool for bodybuilders and those recovering from injury. Course participants will learn the proper technique and set-up for a selection of the most important and widely-used strength training machines. Some of the most common mistakes are covered and coaching points are provided so clients can be assisted in their use of machines.

With the 3 exercises deadlift, squat and bent(-over) row the musculature of the entire body is challenged and trained. These exercises are indisposable for fitness and personal trainers and deserve a place in just about every training plan! These exercises are quite demanding in terms of coordination and present the trainee with a lot of opportunites for mistakes. For these reasons we devote an entire session to these three movements and some of their variations. Following this course, participants should be able to demonstrate correct form and correct the common mistakes of beginners.

Die Trainingsplanung stellt einen wesentlichen Teil der Arbeit als Fitness- & PersonaltrainerIn dar. Um effiziente Fortschritte im Training der Kundinnen und Kunden zu erreichen und um langfristige Erfolge zu erzielen, gibt es einige wichtige Faktoren zu beachten. Unabhängig davon, ob es sich beim persönlichen Ziel des Kunden um die Leistungssteigerung, die Körperfettreduktion, dem Erlernen neuer, komplexer Übungen oder etwas anderes handelt.

Eine paar wichtige Grundprinzipien stellen die Trainingsprinzipien nach Weineck dar. Diese besagen unter anderem, dass ein Trainingsreiz ausreichend hoch sein muss, um eine Anpassung zu erzielen, dass die Belastung stetig steigen muss und geben weiters die richtige Belastungsfolge sowie ausreichend Erholung und vieles mehr an. Entscheidend ist auch die individuelle Wahl der fünf Belastungsnormative: Intensität, Dauer, Häufigkeit, Dichte und Umfang. In der Trainingsplanung wird behandelt, wie diese korrekt auf individuelle Ziele und Voraussetzungen angepasst werden, um optimale Ergebnisse zu erzielen.

Stichwort Ziele: Auch die richtige Zielfindung der Kundinnen und Kunden hat großen Einfluss auf die Trainingsgestaltung. Trainingslevel, Alter, Regeneration, verfügbare Zeit und viele weitere Faktoren spielen weitere wichtige Rollen. Nur wenn auf die individuellen Bedürfnisse und Ressourcen der Kunden eingegangen wird, kann der Trainingsplan auch in der Praxis erfolgreich umgesetzt werden.

Unsere Absolventinnen und Absolventen lernen über die physiologischen Anpassungserscheinungen der körperlichen Funktionssysteme durch unterschiedliche Trainingsbelastungen. Darüber hinaus lernen sie verschiedene Periodisierungsmodelle kennen und wie diese in der Praxis bei unterschiedlichen Leistungslevel umgesetzt werden. So wissen unsere Absolventinnen Absolventen was es für eine optimale Trainingsplanung benötigt, welche Hindernisse im Weg stehen können und wie individuelle Ziele richtig gesetzt (und natürlich auch erreicht) werden.

Um die Inhalte der Trainingsplanung aufzufrischen oder allgemein sein Wissen zur Trainingsplanung zu erweitern empfiehlt sich der Workshop 1x1 der Trainingsplanung

Back pain and shoulder pain are among the most common problems for practitioners of strength training. In order to make an effort to combat these issues, a personal trainer has to understand potential causes that can lead to these problems. A precise diagnosis can only be provided by a medical professional, obviously. In that case, it is certainly important that the personal trainer understand any such diagnoses and develop an optimal strength training programthat is appropriate for any previous condition or injury, or for the explicit purpose of preventing or avoiding problems for which the client is predisposed.

• The infamous Shoulder Impingement Syndrome is a main topic. How can it be avoided and prevented, and what can be done when the symptoms are already being felt?
  
• Does a client experience lower back pain? What are the absolute "no-gos" when training with back or spine conditions?
  
• A rounding of the back and weak core can develop after years of poor posture - How can we train the upper back and strengthen the shoulder girdle in such instances, so we can work to correct the problem?

This course subject is a continuation of Strength Training with Free Weights 1, which is covered in the Fitness Trainer course. Additional exercises will be introduced for back, chest, shoulder, arm that were not covered in the first part. A special focus is placed on thebarbellin this group of exercises. In comparison with the first part, the exercises in part 2 tend to display increased complexity and require not only more strength but more developedfocus and coordination skills.

The higher complexity of the exercises mean that such training is more challenging, and variations can train multiple muscle groups at once. For examples, theOlympic weightlifting movements such as clean and jerk and snatch are introduced. In addition, some variations of exercises are explored with a methodoligical approach for building variations.

This course topic comprises two sections:

• Functional Warm-up
• Functional Training

In diesem Fach werden verschiedene Arten des Aufwärmens und die Gründe des Aufwärmens besprochen und durch Effekte, die das Aufwärmen mit sich bringt, noch verdeutlicht. Anschließend werden die Reihenfolge und Möglichkeiten vom Aufwärmen besprochen. Dann kommt es zum praktischen Aufwärmen, wo unter anderem Faszienrollen zum Einsatz kommen und eine Vielzahl von Mobilisationsübungen gezeigt werden.

The training approach known as High Intensity Training (HIT) is not to be confused with the similar-sounding High Intensitiy Intervall Training (HIIT). The latter is an approach to strength-endurance or specialized endurance training. HIT, on the other hand, is a special form Hypertrophy Training that is intended to increase muscle mass and strength. HIT has its origins in bodybuilding and is a training method that can be a very effective and effecient way to train the musculature. In fast-paced times like ours, the time factor can play a big role among clients and too-long sessions can be a reason to avoid or cease training altogether. One of the most advantageous qualities of a training program can there be that it provides the most effective training effect in the least amount of time. The parameters of a HIT training session and the important factors to consider are elucidated in this module. The participant is encouraged to experiment, insofar as their training level permits, with the method of HIT training in order to gain practical understanding of the approach.

In this unit covering One2One training the focus is on stretching and mobilization, and how you as a trainer can use this opportunity to learn and make evaluations about your client during this time. The functional movement analysis, known also as a screen or the FMS is introduced as one possible approach to gain some insight into a trainees current physical state. As such, it serves as one way to gather "actual state" metrics.

Mobility, flexibility and a healthy and balanced range of motion is an important component of every sport and physical practice, and it can have a huge influence on liklihood of injury or overall performance. An appropriate stretching session can increase range of motion during exercise during training exercises, leading to better training adaptations. A post-training stretching routine can aid in regeneration and the maintainance of existing flexibility levels.

The palette of stretching types are introduced in this module, with various stretching techniques and their practical application. The use of a foam roller for certain methods is included.

Additionally, the crucial concepts of spotting and manual assistance are explained and put in practice. A discussion of important considerations for this close work with clients is carried out.  

Training with special equipment offers a practical opportunity to take a closer look at a selection of small fitness equipment such as medicine balls, therabands, Bosu and other balance boards and balls, and more.

This method of training is especially useful for those who seek flexible and portable training possibilities, such as outdoor, home or on-site training sessions. The use of small equipment is also very adaptable to sport-specific training plans.

Participants learn what should be considered for training with such equipment and how they can be appropriately emplowed. Proper posture and form is covered, as well as issues that deal with risk of injury.