Being a personal trainer is all about providing safe, effective, and motivational experiences to our clients. A big part of this is about understanding what you can and cannot say, rules, guidelines, and regulations around working with the public, and communicating in a way that keeps clients coming back for more.
In this module, you will learn about ethical and legal guidelines when it comes to being a personal trainer, whether you plan on running your own business or working in a commercial gym.
We’ll cover:
- An overview of the health and fitness industry
- Explore various codes of ethical practice
- Important legislation and guidelines for working in the fitness industry
- How to communicate appropriately and effectively with those you work for, with, and alongside
The fine print
Working through this module, and completing and achieving the assessment, you will have shown an ability to deliver safe and effective exercise programmes, including prescreening, within own scope of practice and industry code of ethics.
To break this down further, you will have shown that you can:
- Identify and describe fitness industry and employer codes of ethics and ethical practice (REPS and Fitness NZ)
- Analyse these codes of ethics and apply the content to routine interactions with clients, work colleagues, and other health and/or fitness professionals in a practical setting (e.g. group fitness, one on one PT sessions)
- Demonstrate an awareness of relevant consumer laws and legislation along with Risk identification health and safety legislation and responsibilities
- Show awareness of relevant policies and procedures and develop risk assessment plans
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to deal with accidents and emergencies)
