Basic Fitness Trainer
Online course with German recognized certificate
Certify yourself at one of the leading German educational institute in Fitness, Health and Prevention
Basic Fitness Trainer
Course overview
Approximately 6 months
Set your own learning pace from anywhere in the world with the digital-only teaching format
Examination
Online test after course completion
Fee
EUR 1,398
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THE key qualification for all fitness-enthusiasts
In many fitness and leisure companies, the gym continues to be at the heart of the facility. However, gyms have seen massive changes over the years. When the fitness industry was becoming established, the customers’ primary goal was classic body building, but today’s fitness trainers are confronted with an extremely wide range of customer desires and requests. Comprehensive training science, sports medicine and sports teaching requirements are provided to people working in the training area of a fitness and leisure companies today.
For 40 years, “Basic Fitness Trainer” at BSA-Akademie has been THE key qualification for all fitness-enthusiasts who want to turn their hobby into a career. The course qualifies you to plan and execute fitness-oriented strength, endurance and flexibility training based on current standards of training science and coaching.
Your benefits
40 years of German Quality
The BSA-Akademie is on of the leading institute in educating and qualifying fitness professionals in Germany.
The first „Basic Fitness Trainer“ course was held 40 years ago in Munich with fitness legend Arnold Schwarzenegger present. Since then, over 275.000 participants have graduated the course and turned their passion into a career.
Full flexibility
The „Basic Fitness Trainer“ is now avalaible as an online course in English. Start at any time, learn from anywhere in the world with our extensive online learning material and set your own learning pace.
Qualify yourself to train people all over the world in the english language.
Learn from and with professionals
The learning material has been developed by experts in the field of fitness training and exercise science. It offers a comprehensive and diverse learning experience. You will learn the basics of functional anatomy and training science. The course is designed so that you will be able to transfer the know-how into real-life training scenarios.
Get in touch with one of our distance teachers whenever you have a question.
What will I get out of the course?
Course goals
The course is the ideal qualification if you
- want to attain fundamental knowledge relating to training theory, sports medicine, handling equipment and nutrition
- want to optimise your own fitness training and join the health and fitness industry as a main or part-time career
- want to competently support clients at different performance levels to achieve their individual fitness goals
Enter the fitness industry with this “basic” course
- Assess and monitor the current performance level of your client
- Create individual training plans
- Instruct clients in their training and exercises
- Identify and correct movement processes
- Explain and demonstrate how to use the training equipment
- Ensure safe training and use of equipment
- Give advise on nutrition
The course system at a glance
Sign up via registration form
Learning material
You will receive the course notes in digital form after registration. Online teaching videos help you to deepen your knowledge and transfer it to practical settings
Online learning system and distance teachers
Additional digital learning material provides a rich and sustainable learning experience. Our distance teachers are there for you, if you have any questions during your course
Exam
In the final online exam, you can put your knowledge to the test
- Sign up via the registration form
- You will receive the learning material in digital form after registration. It is developed by experts in their field, scientifically sound and yet easy to understand
- You work through the learning material at home, with the possibility to contact distance teachers
- In addition to the learning material, you will receive access to our digital learning units
- You attend the phase of attendance. The phase of attendance for this course is held digitally and on demand
- In the final exam, you can put your knowledge to the test. The exam is taken digitally
Certificate
You will receive a certificate as proof that you have successfully completed the course
40 years of BSA-Akademie: 40 years of "Basic Fitness Trainer"
BSA-Akademie was founded in 1983 and has since then established a standard for trainer qualifications with the “Basic Fitness Trainer”. It is the ideal course for everyone who wants to optimise their own training or turn their hobby into a career.
Over 275,000 course participants have aquired skills and expertise from about 90 BSA courses in the last 40 years. For many of them, this was their entry into a part-time or full time commitment to the health and fitness industry which is still a growing market with over 11 million clients in Germany. These health and fitness experts support people to take responsibility for their health and well-being.
Quality and recognition
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