Learn how to become OCI certifed personal trainer and start new career
CONTENT DOMAIN
CECs will only be approved if the education content covered specifically improves knowledge or skills in any one or more of the following areas:
Applying the knowledge of the musculoskeletal, the cardio-respiratory and the energy system to programme design
Applying the knowledge of related physiological concepts to programme design
Applying the knowledge of the biomechanical concepts as they relate to movement and exercise to programme design
Applying the knowledge of the training adaptations to programme design
Best practices in the field of injury prevention, methods for evaluating the risks and danger level of external and internal factors during the organization and delivering the training sessions
Assess and minimise risks before the session
Precautions that should be used during sessions with pregnant women, the elderly people, weakened people and young adolescences
Methods of data collection and analysis, aimed at identifying the current state of health (in cooperation with a medical professional), the degree of readiness of a person to physical activity, the level of fitness, nutrition and physical activity, common signs and symptoms of excessive stress and other health risks
How to program training sessions concerning lifestyle, goals, medical history, activity experience and fitness, motivation and readiness to participate in the systematic motor activity, the individual features of functional and motor systems.
Training programs design for the purpose of muscle gain
Programming for strength and strength endurance
Programming for flexibility
Programming for general endurance and cardiorespiratory system development
Programming for special endurance in the chosen specialization
Programming for special groups (pregnant women, the elderly, children, diabetes, osteoporosis, diseases of locomotor system, cardiovascular system and respiratory system)
Develop programs to help optimize the weight and body composition
Sport Nutrition
Basic concepts of a healthy lifestyle promotion and the role of physical activity in clients quality of life
