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CFES Fitness Knowledge Course

 

The CFES Fitness Knowledge (Fitness Theory) classroom course, or its equivalent, acts as a prerequisite to all CFES instructor courses and is the first step in becoming a nationally-recognized weight training, group exercise (aerobics), aquafit instructor, or personal trainer. You can also take the course for your own personal health and fitness information.

Expect this course to provide comprehensive information on how to keep yourself and others safely fit and well. Thousands of students have found the course and resources learner friendly, academically credible, and very practical.

In the course you will learn

• About your bones and muscles and how they function in exercise and basic movement;
• About your heart and lungs and how to care for them; how to burn fat, shape and tone muscle;
• Exercise physiology for strength, flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance;
• The principles of exercise safety;
• Basic nutrition guidelines and weight management principles;
• Teaching approaches for the adult learner.
  
  No one "fails" our program. If you do not receive 80% or higher we ask you to re-do the incorrect section and charge a small fee. All completed students receive an attractive CFES Certificate of Completion.
  
  For course locations, dates and times click our Course Calendar. To register for classroom courses contact the location near you.
  

This course is nationally recognized

• BC Recreation and Parks Fitness Branch (BCRPA);
• Saskatchewan Parks and Rec. Fitness Division (SPRA);
• Ontario Fitness Council (OFC);
• Canadian Personal Trainer Network (CPTN)
• Canadian Aquatic Leaders Alliance(CALA)
• CanFitPro (Canadian Fitness Professionals)
• BC Ministry of Education recommended resources
• Canadian Assocation for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance (CAHPERD) recognized resources
• The CFES Fitness Knowledge Course and CFES Weight Training Instructor Courses also are approved by the College of Massage Therapists of BC for credits for Continuing Education/Professional Development and Fitness Knowledge Home Study program for the Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan and Massage Therapist Association of Alberta.
  This course qualifies you to write the National Fitness Leadership (NFLA) Closed Book Fitness Theory Exam.
  

Who is this program for?

• Anyone looking to start a career in the fitness industry, the fitness theory course is the first step in the NFLA national registration/certification process
  
• Individuals starting an exercise program wanting correct information, independence and confidence;
• Health enthusiasts wanting more details exercise, nutrition, active living professionals in the healing and health and wellness fields;
• Teachers, coaches, health and wellness professionals needing practical, learner friendly and academically credible information for students, athletes and program participants.