Specialist in exercise and health promotion (BP) (formerly fitness instructor (BP))  (Region Zentralschweiz):
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Murgtalstrasse 20
9542 Münchwilen
update Akademie GmbH
We offer solid, practical and sports science-based training courses that are fun and take place in a family environment.

All training courses take place in a hybrid form. Our modern learning platform accompanies you throughout your training. You start by working through the theoretical topics on the platform with scripts, learning videos and audio files. After successfully checking your learning progress by means of learning checks, you can register for the practical days on site. Experts are also regularly available to provide you with advice and support during online consultation hours. You learn at your own pace, when and where you want. You alone set the pace!
Strengths: 100% flexible training courses | Start training courses at any time | Federal subsidies for BuG specialist accredited | Provider module examination for admission to the federal professional examination | Qualicert OK status
Discount for Swisscom employees: 15% (when registering via this platform at «Course registration» )
Region: Aargau, Basel, Bern, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Basel, Bern, Chur, Frauenfeld, Luzern, Möhlin, AG, Münchwilen, Ostermundigen, St. Gallen, Thun, Winterthur, Zuzwil, Zürich
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Training as a specialist in physical activity and health promotion gives you the following skills:

  • Expertise in exercise or weight room consulting
    • Take a medical history
    • Record current lifestyle
    • Combination of exercises from the areas of strength, endurance, flexibility and coordination
  • Create target group-specific training units and programs as well as health-promoting training offers
  • Control of correct execution and application
  • Supporting the trainees in achieving their goals
  • Coaching skills in the areas of fitness gymnastics, aqua fitness, back, osteoporosis and pelvic floor gymnastics, walking, jogging and cardiovascular training
  • Advice on relaxation, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle as well as other suitable health-promoting offers
  • Professional and leadership skills in sales, communication, management, personnel management and administration

As a specialist in exercise and health promotion, there are the following opportunities for further development:

  • Courses from professional and specialist associations, e.g. Bewegung und Gesundheit Schweiz, Fitness- und Gesundheitscenter Verband, Verband für Gesundheitssport & Sporttherapie etc.
  • Higher professional examination as an expert in exercise and health promotion with a federal diploma, certified trainer for elite sport, manager for health tourism and exercise with a federal diploma, sports school director with a federal diploma
  • University of Applied Sciences: Bachelor of Science EHSM in Sports, Bachelor of Science (FH) in Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Science (FH) in Nutrition and Dietetics

In a specialist movement and health promotion training course, you learn:

  • Basic knowledge
    • Business administration
    • Management & Leadership
    • Project management
  • Core tasks
    • Organization
    • Correspondence
    • Authentic leadership, conflict resolution
    • Personnel management
    • Financial management
    • Motivation and cooperation
  • Appearance and impact
    • Self-management
    • Self-motivation
    • Ego-strengthening
    • Dealing with different management styles

The target group for specialist exercise and health promotion training are:

  • Assistants and assistants
  • Secretaries and secretaries
  • Office managers and office managers
  • Clerks and clerks
  • People who would like to develop further in this function

As a specialist in exercise and health promotion with a federal certificate, you can work in the following places:

  • Fitness center
  • Wellness center or facilities
  • Health center
  • Hotel
  • Leisure facilities
  • Retirement and care center
  • in a neighborhood meeting place
  • in a large company
  • in institutions
  • in your own center or studio

For specialist exercise and health promotion jobs, you should have the following personal qualities and skills:

  • Independence and resilience
  • Enjoyment of sport and exercise
  • Strong sociability and communication skills
  • Patience and a sense of responsibility
  • Willingness to work irregular hours
  • Ability to lead courses or provide training instruction and motivation
  • Good written and spoken German (at least level B2)

The specialist in exercise and health promotion has the following two specializations:

  • Fitness and health training: focus on training with fitness equipment
    • Different training equipment is used to offer the most varied lessons possible
    • Adapt the load and duration of the training units to the requirements, performance and goals of the trainees
    • Check instructions for using the device and correct settings and movements/posture
    • To achieve the best possible results together with clients, a relationship of trust is required
  • Body and movement training: focus on body and movement shaping
    • for increased body awareness, you not only train your movement sequences, but also stimulate your breathing and circulation
    • Targeted course programs are developed so that older people can maintain their mobility or young mothers can regain their figure through postnatal gymnastics
    • Targeted course planning and the best possible training by taking age, state of health and physical condition into account
    • Breathe correctly, relax or build up weak points

The admission requirements for the Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Exercise and Health Promotion are as follows:

  • Specializing in fitness and health training:
    • Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training as a specialist in exercise and health promotion, required module qualifications or certificates of equivalence as well as a minimum of 3,500 hours of professional experience within a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 years, calculated from the date of the examination.
    • Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or other Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or Baccalaureate and the required module qualifications or certificates of equivalence as well as professional experience of at least 5000 hours within a minimum of 2.5 and a maximum of 5 years, calculated from the date of the examination.
    • and a BLS (CPR) card valid on the day of the test
  • Specialization in body and movement training:
    • Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training, required module completions and at least 500 hours of teaching units in accordance with professional profile Art. 1.2 within a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 years from the date of the examination.
    • Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or other Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or Baccalaureate, required module qualifications and at least 750 hours of teaching units in accordance with professional profile Art. 1.2 within a minimum of 2.5 and a maximum of 5 years from the date of the examination.
    • and a BLS (CPR) card valid on the day of the test

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