Exercise Referral Diploma

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• Price: £699

• This course qualifies you to work with patients referred by medical practitioners. Those keen to pursue such a route will be given an excellent insight into exercise referral process as well as various diseases and their implications for exercise.

  This five-day course will show you how to plan and deliver safe and effective exercise programmes for your referred patients and deals with the following illnesses:

  • hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
  • diabetes and obesity
  • osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
  • osteoporosis
  • back pain
  • mental health

  You will also be able to understand and explain the benefits of their new fitness regime

  Who is it for?

  Level 3 fitness professionals who are:

  • Looking to broaden their client base
  • Work with clients with low-medium risk medical conditions
  • Looking to specialise in Exercise Referral
  • Work in Exercise Referral Schemes operated by local councils, PCTs and the private sector
  • Looking to become a Level 4 fitness professional

  What are the benefits?

  • Fully recognised diploma qualification in Exercise Referral
  • In addition, you will learn about how the following can be used with exercise referral patients, how to adapt them and the limitations of your role:

  Nutrition and weight management
  Health screening and fitness testing
  Soft skills and people skills needed to work with this diverse group of people

  • Opens up new markets and new business opportunities
  • Qualifies you to work with people with low to medium risk medical conditions
  • Qualifies you to work within exercise referral schemes
  • Delivered by subject-matter experts so you can be sure you are getting the latest and most up-to-date information
  • Study in your own time and fit around your existing client commitments

  What will I learn?

  Professional Practice and Government Policy

  Background to the Exercise Referral Process

  Establishing and Running an Exercise Referral Scheme

  Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia

  Diabetes and obesity

  Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Back Pain

  Mental Health

  Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

  Level and pre-requisites

  You will need to prove you have gained a REPs Level 3 personal trainer qualification within the last five years. If your qualification is older than five years you will need to prove you have maintained REPS register status during the entire period.

   

  Course duration and delivery

  You could expect to complete this qualification in 4-8 weeks

  The course is taught as a combination of distance learning and a five day attendance module. The self-study pack should be completed before the module to help with your understanding during the course.

  Why Lifetime?

  Fully recognised diploma qualification in Exercise Referral

  Delivered by subject-matter experts with a wealth of experience in this field

  Latest information, research and education standards

  Supported by your tutor every step of the way

  Quality, up to date workbooks and reference materials written by experts in the field

• • Exercise Referral

    This is taught as a combination of distance learning and a five-day intensive module. The self-study pack should ideally be completed before attending the course. It will ensure that you arrive on ... Click to view module detail

    • This is taught as a combination of distance learning and a five-day intensive module. The self-study pack should ideally be completed before attending the course. It will ensure that you arrive on the course with the knowledge expected on day 1.  You should purchase the ACSM text recommended in the module information sheet you receive from learner services and bring this to the course.

      
      A current level 3 PT qualification is required before attending the course. A first aid qualification will be necessary to gain insurance before you can begin work as an Exercise Referral instructor. You will be required to complete a series of 30-minute assessments on course, as well as some practical observations across the five days. After the course you will need to complete a 1-hour 45-minute invigilated case study exam.  This should be booked online or through our learner services team.

      Professional Practice and Government Policy

      Learn about the government policies that influence and guide practice in exercise referral, and understand the soft skills and people skills that must be emphasised when working with patients to make them feel at ease, boost their self-esteem and keep them coming back.

      Background to the Exercise Referral Process

      Deliver training programmes to patients with specific programming needs referred by a medical practitioner. Identify signs, symptoms and basic pathophysiology of specific stable conditions. Recognise medications and their exercise implications

      Establishing and Running an Exercise Referral Scheme

      Understand the considerations that need to be made when deciding who will be suitable for an Exercise referral scheme, including the priorities of the local health authorities and other referral schemes operating in the area.

      Hypertension and Hypercholesterolemia

      Define these medical conditions and list the main causes and risk factors that contribute to them. Explain the treatment methods for controlling the conditions, including exercise.

      Diabetes and obesity

      A look at both types of diabetes and common medications used to treat diabetes and their effects on exercise. Learn how to design progressive training programs and how exercise can beneficial. Be able to identify the risk factors for obesity and the common treatment options including medication, surgery and exercise.

      Arthritis, Osteoporosis and Back Pain

      Define and identify the different types of arthritis and learn how exercise can alleviate problems associated with arthritis. Know the common medications and their side effects.Learn how to assess clients and design a suitable training program. Explain how chronic low back pain affects individuals and the exercise response. Identify suitable assessments to appraise the fitness and function levels of someone with chronic low back pain. Describe the suitable programming guidelines for patients with chronic back pain and the contraindications for exercise. Look at common medications and their effects on exercise.

      Mental Health

      Define stress, depression and anxiety as common mental disorders. Describe how exercise can help those with poor mental health. Understand appropriate and progressive programming guidelines for those with mental health conditions and any contraindications.

      Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      Define COPD and asthma and their effects. Plan a programme with progressions for someone with COPD or asthma. Know the suitable assessments and special considerations for patients.

• What qualifications/certificates will I receive?

  Level 3 Lifetime Awarding Organisation Diploma in Exercise Referral

  Lifetime Diploma in Exercise Referral

  How will I be assessed?

  At the end of each day of the course a theory assessment will be sat on each subject area. You will have 30 minutes to complete each assessment and you require 11 out of 15 to pass each assessment. Practical assessment will also take place during the five day course.

  You will also need to book and sit an invigilated case study on a scheduled theory day. You will have 1 hour 45 minutes to sit this paper. A mark of 53 out of 66 is required to pass. This will need to be booked onto a theory day after attending the course. Please call the learner services team when you are ready to sit the exam and they will advise you on what dates are available at your nearest training centre.

  Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)

  This workshop will earn you 20 CPD points

   

  Reading list

  On the student area you can locate a home study pack, which you can use to start looking at, prior to attending the course. The pack guides you to relevant websites and material so that you can start familiarising yourself with subject matter that will be further discussed on the course.
  Due to the complexity of this module it is necessary to reference external texts to remain consistent with the latest consensus of standards.

  The following text are essential reading and should be purchased prior to the course:

  • ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities, 3rd Edition ISBN-13: 9780736074339

   

  The following are useful texts:

  • GP Referral Schemes: Working with GP Referred Clients (Fitness Professionals), Debbie Lawrence and Louise Barnett, ISBN 0-7136-7707-4
  • Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance, 7th edition, 2009, ISBN-10: 160831859The Diabetic Athlete, Sheri Colberg PhD, ISBN 0-7360-3271-1