Endorsed Training Directory

The aim of this CPD is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to be able to support clients living with a range of one or more long-term conditions(s), by encouraging them to lead healthier, more active lives to better manage their symptoms through effective behaviour-change techniques, lifestyle advice and safe and effective exercise prescription. The objectives are for learners to cover the following: • An understanding of anatomy and physiology and how it applies to health and fitness. • An understanding of the current health landscape, looking at UK prevalence and reasons why we have an increasing health problem, for example, socio-economic reasons and an ageing population. • A deeper understanding of behaviour-change theories and how to successfully apply behaviour-change techniques when working with clients with long-term conditions. • How to plan and adapt exercise safely and effectively when working with clients with long-term conditions. • An understanding of professional practice for fitness professionals working with clients with long-term conditions.