fitness qualification news

Awarding body Active IQ has given its backing to two clinically-focused qualifications offered by Health and Fitness Education. The two organisations have teamed up to ... More

Premier League football club Sunderland is offering young players qualifications to transition into the health and fitness sector if they fail to make the grade ... More

The UK’s fitness workforce is “ill-equipped” to deal with the needs and requirements of a modern-day, diverse customer base – according to an industry report ... More

As the physical activity sector continues to refine its offering and extend services beyond the four-walls of the gym, Active IQ has announced the creation ... More

Outdoor fitness specialist British Military Fitness has launched a new Level 4 qualification in Strength and Conditioning aimed at exercise professionals looking to take their ... More

The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has launched a new membership scheme for sector professionals, billed as an ‘alternative ... More

A new Level 4 strength and conditioning fitness qualification has been created to help fitness professionals and sports coaches to carve a niche in the ... More

Work to improve physical activity sector apprenticeships through the Trailblazer initiative has made another leap forward, with the foundations now in place for three new ... More

The physical activity sector needs to put co-operation above self-interest if it is to avoid what threatens to become a ‘bun fight’ over the creation ... More

Government cuts to further education budgets are putting key initiatives tackling obesity and physical inactivity at risk, potentially triggering an even bigger health crisis, new ... More

Fitness First has hit out at the lack of supervision in British health clubs, producing research it carried out with YouGov which claims Brits spend ... More

A new fitness qualification has been launched combining the Level 2 Fitness Instructor qualification and Les Mills International Instructor certification. The FitEx qualification, launched by ... More

The first kick boxing-based exercise system and personal training qualification, accredited by both the martial arts and fitness industries, is now available. Former kick boxing ... More

Health and fitness education provider, Premier Training International, has announced plans to open its first international venue in Dubai next month. The Fidelity Fitness Club ... More

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) has expanded its fitness suite at Barnsley Metrodome Leisure Complex due to the success of a refurbishment in 2009. Since installing ... More

Premier Training International (PTI) has announced that it will open five new UK venues in the first half of the year as part of an ... More

Ofqual-approved accreditation body Active IQ has announced the launch of new eLearning and online resources in support of its Level 3 Certificate in Exercise Referral. ... More

British Military Fitness (BMF) has criticised the "unacceptable" comments made by the Daily Mail newspaper in relation to the service offered by military-style exercise providers. ... More

Training provider Premier Training International (PTI) has reported a 48 per cent increase in the number of people that have applied to study for health ... More

A group of young unemployed people have completed their Level 2 fitness qualification through the Transforming a Generation (TAG) charity. The most recent patch of ... More