• A pregnant woman and her gym instructor eating apples
By YOUR Academy

Active IQ Level 3 Award in Supporting Pre and Postnatal Clients with Exercise and Nutrition

Start Date: Variable - to suit learner

Total Qualification Time: 30 Hours

Guided Learning Hours: 12 Hours

Format: Online

Course Type: Regulated Qualification

Industry Area: Exercise and Fitness

Venue: Online

Region: National

This qualification helps individuals build upon their knowledge from the Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Personal Trainer qualifications, to help support clients who have recently become pregnant, all the way through to delivery and post-birth. You will gain knowledge in how to offering safe and effective advice relating to both exercise and nutrition to the pre and post-natal female.

Empower your fitness career with YOUR Academy. Led by experienced Mentors in state-of-the-art gyms across the UK, our industry-leading programmes ensure you develop the coaching skills essential for success. What sets us apart is our ability to bespoke the course around your current commitments, knowledge and skill set, to ensure you get fully qualified and become an industry-ready fitness professional. Through YOUR Academy, you won’t just learn how to pass a qualification, you will learn how to become a successful fitness professional and thrive in the industry. 

We are also the UK supplier of NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) qualifications, offering individuals the chance to expand their wellbeing knowledge further through advanced continuing professional development in subjects such as corrective exercise, nutrition coaching and performance enhancement.

£250.00
£250.00
Tax included.
A pregnant woman and her gym instructor eating apples
£250.00
£250.00

Training Overview

Course details

Learning outcomes:

  • Understand the benefits and barriers/concerns of physical activity for pre and postnatal clients
  • Know the physiological and biomechanical changes that take place during pregnancy
  • Know the physiological and bio-mechanical changes that take place during the postnatal period
  • Understand how to collect information to ensure health and safety when working with pre and postnatal clients
  • Know the nutritional requirements for pre and postnatal clients
  • Be able to design an individualised, safe and effective exercise programme for a pre or postnatal client
  • Be able to record an individualised, safe and effective exercise programme for a pre or postnatal client
  • Be able to identify and manage specific risks to the pre and postnatal client when participating in physical activity

Course features

The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to be able to programme safe and effective exercise for both pre and postnatal clients, taking into account the physiological and bio-mechanical changes associated with pregnancy and the key health and safety considerations for pre and postnatal clients taking part in physical activity.

Prerequisites - what's required to participate?

You must have completed one of the following courses:
• Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing.
• Level 2 Certificate in Group Training.
• Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training.
• Level 3 Diploma in Instructing Pilates Matwork.
• Level 3 Diploma in Teaching Yoga.

Career Development

This course enables specialisation in working with the pre and postnatal client.

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