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How To Become
A Fitness Trainer:
Educational Requirements
Educational
Requirements for a Fitness Trainer
Being a fitness trainer in the modern age is more than a matter of having sheer
muscularity and knowing how to pump iron. Modern fitness trainers must come
armed with a wide variety of knowledge that will allow them to maximize the
physical potentials of their clients, as well as skills that will let them help
their clients achieve what they really need as well as want, be it an
improvement in their overall level of health or a marked increase in their
performance in sports. To that end, advanced fitness trainers are required to
learn more than just the basics of working out. Here are some of the higher
educational requirements that are necessary to truly excel as a fitness
trainer.
The Basic Requirements – to re-iterate what we have learned, before taking
certification as an advanced fitness trainer you must already have a basic
fitness trainer certificate and at least 1 to 3 years working experience in the
fitness industry. You must also have knowledge of first aid and an up to date
certificate to that effect, and a working knowledge of cardiovascular and
resistance training.
Now let’s take a good look at some of the more advanced subjects that you should
be aware of.
Anatomy - knowledge in anatomy is a must. This covers knowing the different
parts of the human body and what each part does. This helps you know not only
about the different muscle groups and their functions, but the workings of the
internal organs that keep people functioning. Knowledge of the cardiovascular,
respiratory, and nervous systems are particularly important, as these are most
heavily affected by exercise.
Physiology - anatomy teaches you what each body part does. Physiology teaches
you how they interact with each other. The human body can be likened to a
machine, and each part of the body has its role in keeping the entire thing
going. Knowledge in physiology lets you know not only how certain exercises
affect related working muscle groups, but also lets you know what kind of impact
the drills will have on the rest of the body's systems as well. This lets you
avoid certain exercises for people with, for example, weak hearts. There are
drills that don't overstress the cardiovascular system in such cases, and those
are what you would apply in such situations.
Kinesiology - this field of study specializes in the study of human movement and
it's impact on the body. It actually takes information from the other fields
given above like anatomy and physiology, and applies it to such areas as
physical and occupational therapy, massage, and chiropractic.
Knowledge of Kinesiology is applied in fitness training by giving accurate
analysis of the impact of a certain movement on a human body, and gives the
correct, ergonomic approach to correct movements so that they will have as
little negative impact as possible on the person performing the movement. This
allows you to teach your clients to perform a movement in a manner that
minimizes injury and maximizes efficiency and effectiveness.
Pathology - while not as seemingly necessary as the three fields given above,
knowledge of pathology is actually important for fitness trainers. Pathology in
the broadest general sense is a study of damaged body cells to analyze the
effects of damage and disease on them.
For a fitness trainer, studying a special branch of pathology dealing with the
effects of physical injuries on body tissue is important. This lets you know the
signs when a person's muscles are getting overstrained, or when a person may
have some sickness that they were previously undiagnosed for (like heart
illness). Knowledge of pathology lets you know when your clients are starting to
feel pain, and can let you diagnose what the potential cause of their discomfort
is before they overextend themselves and take serious injury from training.
Diet and Nutrition - knowledge in diet and nutrition for both normal and sports
applications is important for a fitness trainer. If we were again to compare the
human body to a machine, then food would be the body's fuel source. Knowledge of
what foods are healthiest and provide ample supplies of energy is just one
application for this field of study. Knowledge of the potential drawbacks to
certain foods if eaten by people with certain medical conditions is also
important. An obvious example is avoiding excess sugar if you're diabetic.
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