Starting in the Fitness Industry 9 years ago, Tim has worked as a Personal Trainer and a Group Fitness instructor with Fitness First and Vision PT, specialising in Les Mills BODYPUMP, BODYATTACK, RPM, BODYBALANCE and GRIT. Tim has three year's experience in training and assessing the Certificate III and IV in Fitness and Diploma of Sport Development and has also [...]
The fifth annual Arnold Sports Festival is set to hit the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre March 15th – 17th 2019! More than 60,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day fitness expo and multi-sport festival which boasts over 40 different sporting events as well as over 10,000 professional and amateur competitors. There's activities planned for [...]
Be a force to be reckoned with in the Fitness Industry and make a stand against a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits! Fitness Institute's Triple Threat Trainer packages three highly sought after qualifications to equip trainers with all the tools they need to make a difference : SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness SIS40215 Certificate IV [...]
Meet Fitness Institute Trainer and Assessor, Boris Bojanovic. Boris's passion for teaching started in 2007, when he found himself sharing what he had learned at university with his powerlifting team. Since then, he's taught hundreds of workshops in dozens of gyms around Australia on a range of topics including strength and conditioning, flexibility, injury prevention and mindset coaching. An experienced Trainer and [...]
If you hold the view that knees shouldn't go past the toes doing squats - check out this youtube clip and see if you still feel the same after watching....
It's been another great year here at Fitness Institute and the HQ team stand with General Manager Phil in thanking everyone for their support in 2018. We are so looking forward to helping everyone achieve their study and career goals in the New Year! 2019 will be a "special ten-year-anniversary" year - a significant milestone in [...]
We all know that to grow and develop our fitness businesses, we need qualified, motivated teams.... And advertising and recruitment take valuable time and money.... What if you had potential employees coming to you? What if you could mentor and recruit staff in-house? What if it costs you nothing to promote and rewards you? Would you be interested? [...]
On a recent trip to Bali, Fitness Institute’s General Manager, Philip Sherriff took the opportunity to mix business, fitness and leisure into one big adventure…. Now in recovery mode, we asked Phil to share his thoughts about his trip… Tell us about the CrossFit workouts! It’s so great to see trainers traveling and working all around the world [...]
They may sound similar, but there are some important differences between the Group Exercise Instructor and Group Exercise Leader qualification. Group Exercise Instructor For those wishing to develop their own group fitness programs and plan individual exercise classes, the Group Exercise Instructor qualification is what you are looking for. In particular, the unit of competency (UOC) [...]
Personal Trainer and self-confessed “mad cyclist”, Marian Floyd, never thought she would be able to complete her Certificate III and IV in Fitness last year let alone go on to achieve a Certificate IV in Weight Management this year! Living remotely in Kununarra W.A. and balancing the running of a business, a passion for competitive cycling [...]
Emmett technique is a unique body therapy that eases pain and discomfort while improving movement and mobility. Using light touch to provide a simple and safe series of muscle releases, Gail & Karen from Body Alignment Centre, stopped by to show us how it works. Boxing Training is one of the best exercises [...]
As we sometimes get asked to explain the difference between a full and a fast-tracked Certificate III & IV in Fitness as well as why we include the full number of units in our Fitness qualifications, even though we only need to offer the core units, we thought we would put some information together to explain.... [...]
A Big THANKS to everyone who participated in the Hero WOD "GL" for R U OK Day. It was great to see Fitness Institute Students & Alumni representing on the day! Well done to current Fitness Institute students Tara Craven, Tara Spargo and Ally White as well as former students Jacques Casino, Henny Melbourne, Sammy Brown, [...]
Did you know Fitness Australia provide a range of opportunities for registered Fitness Professionals to obtain Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for their own professional development and for helping others develop and earn qualifications? For those invested in supporting the learning of others, it’s worth remembering your efforts mentoring students as part of an RTO structured Mentor [...]
Calling all Trainers with Certificate IV in Fitness looking to upskill and refresh quals to current industry standards and expectations… Calling all budding fitness entrepreneurs looking to make the transition from Trainer to small business owner… Calling all new and aspiring fitness co-ordinators, supervisors and managers looking to gain essential, universal management skills and confidence….. Calling [...]
Brodie Stephens wanted to be the first professional dunker to come out of Australia. Motivated more by dunking than basketball, Brodie stuck with his passion and dream of traveling around the world winning Dunk competitions... We are pleased to report, Brodie is now well on his way to achieving his goals! Brodie made his professional debut [...]
Did you know Fitness Institute also offer specialty short courses? These are perfect for Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors and Gym Supervisors to top up continuing education requirements for registered trainers and learn new techniques. Fitness Institute’s courses are supported with a wide range of detailed learning materials. Full video sessions detailing how to design programs are provided [...]
1 / 4 of Australian children (2 – 17 years) and almost 2 / 3 of Australian adults are overweight or obese - and the proportion of obese adults is set to rise (AIHW, 2018) In 2017, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released a report that provided a sobering snapshot of obesity in [...]
There are many reasons why online training is fast becoming the preferred option for educators and students around Australia - it’s convenient, cost-effective and accessible. We've asked some of our online students to share what's kept them motivated and it's clear from theirs and our experiences in virtual and real classrooms, study success relies on [...]
For those wishing to plan and instruct group fitness or classes for children aged 5 – 12 years, it’s important to note these units are referred to as electives in the training package which means a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) does not have to include them in the Certificate III and IV in Fitness they [...]
