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Diploma in
Teaching Exercise
Syllabus
Course Structure
Assessments
Cost
Application Form
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The Teaching Evidence Based Exercise
course is divided
into two parts. Candidates
may opt to study part 1 only in order to meet their educational and
professional needs. However, candidates are encouraged to progress to
part 2 and so gain the knowledge and skills required to give advice and
guidance to adults with a wide range of health and fitness
needs.
Coming soon
- a CPD unit concerning teaching ante and post natal exercise.
Part 1
This focuses on the needs of
beginners to exercise, frail, less active and less mobile people and the prevention of
falls and injuries.
Candidates who study part one
only will gain the
Certificate in Teaching
Evidence
Based Exercise
and will be qualified to teach a
range of safe, suitable and evidence based exercises in
a chair based exercise session:
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that will
help improve / maintain muscular strength and
endurance, mobility, independence, balance and
co-ordination and prevent falls and injuries
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to wheelchair users
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to frail older people
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to people who have
suffered a stroke |
Part 2
This focuses on the needs of
the more active and able adult with particular reference to
cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes and newcomers to exercise.
Candidates who progress to part
two will gain the full
Diploma in Teaching Evidence
Based Exercise
and will also be qualified to prescribe and teach a range of
safe, suitable and evidence based exercises:
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to
newcomers to exercise |
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for
people who have entered Phase lV Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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designed specifically to meet the needs of
people suffering with high risk diseases and conditions
associated with ageing, for example, coronary heart
disease, diabetes, obesity |
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that will help
reduce intermittent claudication
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that will help
reduce risk factors associated with ill health by improving general
health, strength mobility and independence
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suitable for active older
people suffering with low risk conditions and diseases associated
with ageing |
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