Leisure solutions provider Pulse has teamed up with training provider Sideways8 to create a new academy.

The Pulse training academy will provide a range of REPs-recognised training courses to support the equipment installations of all Pulse’s new contracts. The move is designed to maximise end user engagement and strengthen client relationships.

The courses – designed as an add-on to gym instructor and PT qualifications – include Cardio and Console; Strength and Free Weight; and Functional Resistance. A further course, centred on Pulse’s member management system PulseMove, is currently in production. All courses will be delivered on-site by Sideways8 instructors under the Pulse Training Academy umbrella.

“We have created what we believe to be an industry leading training offering,” said Richard Sheen, national sales manager at Pulse.

“The Pulse Training Academy will add real value to client relationships by ensuring maximum engagement of the equipment we install from Olympic lifting platforms to functional rigs.

“Through our partnership with Sideways8 Training we are also able to offer an additional suite of qualifications including Personal Trainer, Sports Massage and Calisthenics for Fitness Professionals, which will prove of huge value to our clients.”

The first training courses are set to be delivered this summer at Bloxwich Leisure Centre and Oak Park Leisure Centre, as part of a four-year contract with Walsall Council.