Pre and Post Natal Instructor
Increase your scope of practice and learn how to design plans that meets the needs of pre and post natal women.
Pre and Post Natal Instructor
Course Duration: 2 days
Internationally Recognised
Covid-19 Measures in Place
Study Online
Whichever way you chose to study, you’ll graduate with the skills and confidence to start and build a successful business or professional career with HFPA.
- Study fully online and at your convenience
- Access to our professional practical videos & resources
- Access to an online tutor that assists you throughout the duration of your course.
Study a Short Course
Whichever way you chose to study, you’ll graduate with the skills and confidence to start and build a successful business or professional career with HFPA.
- Attend weekend or weekday evening workshops at an HFPA Campus
- Learn from highly qualified lecturers, course leaders & presenters
- Earn CPD points
- Broaden your scope ofpractice with specialist & niche education
- Remain up-to-date with industry trends & developments
Course Requirements
If you hold a fitness qualification or exercise science qualification you will:
- Receive a certificate of achievement
- Be able to use this qualification to train clients
If you do not hold a fitness qualification or exercise science qualification you will:
- Receive a certificate of attendance
- Not be able to use this qualification to train clients
Course Description
Training clients with specialist needs is a great way for fitness professionals to carve out a niche and gain a reputation in the industry. When a woman finds out she is pregnant her body undergoes a lot of changes for the little miracle to occur. This course will provide you with the knowledge to understand how these changes will be affecting your exercise prescription.
The trainer needs to consider the trimester that the client is in, contra-indicated exercises, previous training history, along with various special considerations and be aware of any symptoms which may indicate the baby or the mother is undergoing harm.
This course will provide the trainer with the tools to offer safe and effective exercise prescription to women who are currently pregnant and women who have recently given birth.
Subjects & Modules
MODULE 1: PRENATAL EXERCISE
- Chapter 1: Screening the Pregnant Client
- Chapter 2: Stages of Pregnancy
- Chapter 3: Benefits of Exercise during Pregnancy
- Chapter 4: Effects of Pregnancy on the Body &
Implications for Exercise
- Chapter 5: General Recommendations for Pregnancy
- Chapter 6: Guidelines for Exercise During Pregnancy
- Chapter 7: Components of a Pre-Natal Exercise
Programme
- Chapter 8: Nutritional Guidelines for Pregnancy
- Chapter 9: Psychology of Pregnancy
MODULE 2: POST-PARTUM EXERCISE
- Chapter 1: Post-Partum Exercise
- Chapter 2: Post-Partum Nutritional Guidelines
- Programme Examples for each Trimester
Accreditations & Certifications
6 REPSSA Endorsed CPD points
Career Opportunities
- Work with pregnant ladies during all trimesters of pregnancy
- HFPA students are recruited by Preggi Bellies to teach their programme
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