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Diploma in Physical Fitness
time10-15hrs
timebeginner level
This free online physical fitness course will introduce you to the basics of exercise physiology and show you how the body responds and adapts to physical exercise. Developing and maintaining your (and other people's) physical fitness and core strength needs to be done in a way that keeps everyone injury-free. This will make your fitness regimes more effective and safe, and give your physical training skills a real boost, for free.
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Diploma in Physical Fitness
Improve your physical fitness know-how with the theories and practices covered in this free online course.
This free online physical fitness course will introduce you to the basics of exercise physiology and show you how the body responds and adapts to physical exercise. Developing and maintaining your (and other people's) physical fitness and core strength needs to be done in a way that keeps everyone injury-free. This will make your fitness regimes more effective and safe, and give your physical training skills a real boost, for free.
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Module 1
6 Lessons
Exercise Physiology
In this module you will learn about exercise physiology and it covers topics such as Muscle Structure and Function; Principles of Physical Training; Physical Training Methods. This module includes learning outcomes and lesson summary units.
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1.Learning Outcomes
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2.Terminology & Definitions
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3.Muscle Structure & Function
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4.Principles of Physical Training
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5.Physical Training Methods
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6.Lesson Summary
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Module 2
6 Lessons
Cardiovascular Training
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Module 3
5 Lessons
Running Safely
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Module 4
5 Lessons
Swimming for Fitness
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Module 5
5 Lessons
Strength Training
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Module 6
1 Lessons
Diploma in Physical Fitness - First Assessment
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Module 7
5 Lessons
Health and Flexibility
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Module 8
5 Lessons
Calisthenics
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Module 9
4 Lessons
Plyometrics
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Module 10
5 Lessons
Training in Challenging Environments
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Module 11
5 Lessons
Preventing & Treating Injuries
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Module 12
4 Lessons
Performance-Enhancing Substances
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Module 13
1 Lessons
Diploma in Physical Fitness - Second Assessment
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Module 14
1 Lessons
Course assessment
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