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Course overview

Fast-track your career as a gym instructor or personal trainer. This powerful combo course teaches you everything you need to know to get serious about your career opportunities in the popular health and fitness industry.

Gain the knowledge, ability and confidence to make a difference by doing what you love. You’ll learn important skills in advanced anatomy and physiology, training and nutrition, and business and communication.

Job outcomes

  • Personal Trainer
  • Gym Instructor
  • Fitness Professional
  • Fitness Centre Advisor
  • Boot Camp Instructor

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What you'll learn

You will learn:

  • How to build rapport with clients

  • How to conduct a pre-exercise health screen

  • How to test fitness levels

  • How to identify clients with special needs

  • How to conduct recreational programs

  • Advanced programming

  • Postural analysis

  • Exercise for children

  • Strength and conditioning

  • How to identify clients with special needs and design programmes to suit their needs

  • Marketing and business development

  • Fitness and sports psychology

  • Personal training

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

150 hours
Lifetime Access

Delivery

  • Delivered 100% online, no classroom required

  • Instant course access (simply enrol online, anytime)

  • Personalised One-on-One Support from a Qualified Vet Nurse

  • Assessments are short answer and multiple choice

  • Fast turnaround on marking (within 1 business day)

  • Live chat, 7 days a week

Entry requirements

There are no formal requirements to do this Fitness Pathway Course Bundle.

Our courses are designed for people with diverse backgrounds including those little or no prior experience in the industry who would like to start a career

To successfully complete this course, a student must:

  • Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources

  • Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)

  • Be a self-directed learner

  • Possess sound language and literacy skill

Please check with your state or local governing department for the relevant “checks/permissions” that may be required to gain employment in this industry.

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Testimonials

  • I absolutely loved doing a course through this company as it’s at your own pace and there’s no pressure to complete something with deadlines which makes it amazing when life gets busy! definitely recommend!!
    Holly Jackson
    Fitness Pathway Course Bundle

Subjects

Module 1

Assessing a Person’s Current Diet

Basic Nutritional Principles

Writing Meal Plans

Carbohydrate Loading

Intermittent Fasting

Ketogenic Diet

Nutrition – Balancing Extremes

Nutrition for Before, During, and After Exercise.

Nutritional Recommendations for Weight Loss

The Anabolic Nutrient Timing Factor Nutrition for Muscle Growth

The Basics of Sports and Health Supplements

The Importance of Hydration Before, During and After Exercise

Understanding How the Body Uses Nutrients as Fuel for Energy

Understanding Nutritional Deficiencies and Common Nutritional Intolerances 

Module 2

Beginning your Business with the End in Mind

Looking After Your Clients

Operating a Small Fitness Business

Running a Successful Business Day to Day

Insurance and Registration Requirements for Your Personal Training Business

Marketing Your Personal Training Business

Understanding Finance for the Fitness Professional

Module 3

Assessing Client Needs and Fitness Levels

Biomechanics for Strength and Conditioning

Circuit Training

Developing Exercise Programs

Exercise Considerations for Specific Population Groups

Gym Equipment Use and Maintenance

Health Screening and Referral Process

Instructing Exercises for Children and Adolescents

Instructing Exercise for Older Adults

Instructing Exercise Programs

Instructing Strength and Conditioning Programs

Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Physiology

Selling your Services.

Sports Injuries and Injury Management

Programming for Strength and Conditioning

Understanding Fitness Industry Employment Agreements and Contracts

Understanding Heart Rate Variability

Fitness Pathway Course: 

Fitness Industry Legislation, Policies, and Procedures

Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 1

Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 2

Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 3

Provide Health Screening and Fitness Orientation

Conduct Fitness Appraisals

Developing Exercise Programs

Instructing Fitness Programs

Circuit Training

Provide Healthy Eating Information

Recognise and Apply Exercise Considerations for Specific Populations

Instruct Exercise to Older Adults

Children’s Fitness Training

Provide Quality Service

Work Effectively in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Environments

Maintaining Gym Equipment for Activities

Strength and Conditioning

Programming Skills Assessment Booklet

Core Units
Fitness Industry Legislation, Policies, and Procedures
Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 1
Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 2
Incorporating Anatomy and Physiology into Exercise 3
Provide Health Screening and Fitness Orientation
Conduct Fitness Appraisals
Developing Exercise Programs
Instructing Fitness Programs
Circuit Training
Provide Healthy Eating Information
Recognise and Apply Exercise Considerations for Specific Populations
Instruct Exercise to Older Adults
Children’s Fitness Training
Provide Quality Service
Work Effectively in Sport, Recreation and Fitness Environments
Maintaining Gym Equipment for Activities
Strength and Conditioning
Programming Skills Assessment Booklet

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Payment options

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  • PayPal, Visa & Mastercard Accepted

  • Upfront Payment Discounts Available

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About Online Courses Australia Pty Ltd

Online Courses Australia (OCA) helps you gain real skills, real confidence, and real credentials without putting your life on hold. Whether you’re starting fresh, changing directions, or levelling up, our flexible online learning is designed to fit around your lifestyle so you can keep moving forward while you study.

With 100+ courses across 25 industries, OCA gives you access to practical, outcome-driven learning built for real-world application. We make education more accessible with flexible payment plans and finance options, so you can invest in your future in a way that works for you.

Our “Learn and Earn” approach means you don’t have to pause your life to progress, and with lifetime access to course materials, you can revisit and refresh your knowledge whenever you need. Combined with engaging, high-quality learning experiences, OCA is built to help you grow with confidence and momentum.

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