Gain the knowledge and practical skills to instruct a purposeful and dynamic group fitness class.
This course explores social aspects, class design, instruction concepts, and components of group exercise. You will develop skills in the basic techniques of music-based, indoor cycling, and resistance training group modalities.
Students are required to attend all online classes.
Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations
If you want to become a group fitness instructor, this is the course for you.
When you've successfully completed both the Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations and the Certificate of Proficiency in Group Fitness Instructing, this allows you to be recognised as a group fitness instructor, in alignment with Exercise New Zealand and REPs.
Course start dates: Friday 12 April (material and study calendar available online)
Course dates: Friday 19, Saturday 20, and Sunday 21 April and Friday 3 May 2024 (workshop dates when students are required to attend all of the classes in person)
Times: Fridays 4pm-9pm/9.30pm, weekends 8.30am-5.30pm approx. (once the courses starts you will be able to access the full timetable)
Assessment: Monday 10 May – submit all assessments online
Prerequisite course: Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations (for a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology) or email us
Course start dates: Friday 30 August (material and study calendar available online)
Weekend dates: Friday 6, Saturday 7, Sunday 8 and Friday 13 September 2024 (workshop dates when students are required to attend all of the classes in person)
Times: Fridays 4pm-9pm/9.30pm, weekends 8.30am-5.30pm approx. (once the courses starts you will be able to access the full timetable)
Assessment: Friday 20 September – submit all assessments online
Prerequisite course: Certificate of Proficiency in Fitness Foundations (for a basic understanding of anatomy and physiology) or email us
You can apply online to study this group fitness instructing course.
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Disclaimer
Your enrolment in this course will only be complete after you’ve paid your course fees. You can pay fees online, on any AUT campus or by fees invoice. If you haven’t paid your fees within two weeks and 10 days before your course starts, your enrolment will be cancelled. If your employer is paying your fees, please provide a purchase order, with your employer's contact and billing details before the course starts. AUT reserves the right to cancel courses that don’t have enough students. If this happens, you’ll be given at least 2 or 3 days’ notice and can transfer to another start date for this course.