Why Personal Training Mentoring?
For over a decade, the average length of time to complete a personal training qualification has been falling. When the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) first set up in 2002, the shortest personal training qualification was 12 weeks in length. Fast forward to today and many training providers are now offering individuals the chance to get fully qualified within just 5 weeks or even worse via a 100% online course that doesn’t give the learner ANY experience of what it is like to work in a gym-based setting.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, exercise kinesiologist or newly qualified personal trainer to work out that such a reduction in study time, and study support, is going to seriously affect the quality of graduate.
As a result of these types of courses, many individuals successfully pass their personal training course, yet are completely bewildered by the fitness industry once they try to start making a living from it. Many newly qualified personal trainers simply do not have the tools necessary to earn a living doing something they love and therefore leave either never start out in the industry whatsoever, or soon realise they don’t have what it takes to be successful.
WE ARE HERE TO CHANGE THIS!
OUR MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMES ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE 'WHYS' AND NOT JUST THE 'WHATS'
All of our staff at PT Mentorships have lived and breathed the fitness industry for many, many years. Yet each of us can all think back to a specific person, or a specific course, that really inspired us to forge a career in the fitness industry and earn a living doing something we loved.
PT Mentorships was born to replicate that inspiration for individuals currently setting out on their own journey within the fitness industry. All of our personal training courses are aimed at inspiring individuals to become the best personal trainer they can be from day one. Gaining CIMSPA approved Active iQ qualifications is one thing, applying what is learnt and having the confidence to build a successful career in the fitness industry is what sets our graduates apart.
OUR LEARNER ENGAGEMENT AND REGULAR SUPPORT IS WHAT SETS US APART
We help keep our learners engaged during their personal training course via a mixture of different support systems:
- Regular live Q&A sessions with a mentor to help answer your questions and relate the theory learnt to real life application
- Face-to-face contact days within the gym environment to put in practice the skills and knowledge gained
- Pre-recorded PowerPoint presentations of each section of the course which you can go back to and revisit whenever needed
- Our course study guide which has additional learning resources to help you learn above and beyond the scope of the qualification
WE OFFER SO MUCH MORE THAN THE STANDARD PERSONAL TRAINING COURSE CONTENT
Here are a couple of additional topics we cover to ensure you get the best learning experience possible:
- Advanced programme design for various goals
- Advanced client assessment, including postural assessment, overhead squat assessment, strength testing and range of motion assessments
- How to build a successful business through marketing yourself in the right way
- How to sell bespoke results-based personal training packages to clients, not just single sessions
You will be able to access the following paperwork templates to help you work 1-2-1 within clients in the real world:
- Programme templates including postural realignment, cardiovascular fitness, muscle hypertrophy split routines and strength training programmes
- Nutrition consultation sheets and protocols to apply advanced nutrition support with clients
- Personal trainer paperwork, including PAR-Q forms, needs analysis sheets, client-trainer agreements and nutrition compliance sheets, to name a few!
Don’t just end up learning the ‘whats’, learn the ‘whys’ to ensure you enter the fitness industry feeling confident in designing bespoke training programmes and nutrition and lifestyle plans to help each client achieve their health and wellbeing goals.
