Graduates of the Certificate IV in Fitness and Certificate IV in Weight Management have an important role to play in helping people achieve lifestyle and fitness goals.....and healthy eating is a big part of this. If you're looking for a career pathway that helps people with dietary advice - it's worth having a think about which [...]
Phil and Sarah at the Fitness Institute sponsored INBA Tropix, Sept 2016! Learn more about our courses HERE.
Our friends at Fitness Australia always do a great job of presenting the scope of practice in nice clear language. You can check it out here off their website. For example, the scope of practice for a Personal Trainer is that they: Typically work independently (may be self-employed or an employee) and may support or lead other registered exercise [...]
Name: Janine Smith How long have you been teaching for? 12 years - started with Tafe Port Macquarie, teaching Cookery. Then Move to Townsville and taught in remote locations teaching Cookery to apprentices, eventually moving to Fitness Institute in 2015. Qualified in: Personal Training, Chef, Business Owner PT Business experience: HUB Fitness - started in 2014 which [...]
A Super Saturday was had by all Face to Face students who competed in the local CrossFit competition. The competition was to say goodbye to a well-known member of staff and the CrossFit community, as he goes off to pursue another passion. Pig on a spit for dinner!Meet more Fitness Institute students HERE as well as [...]
Be sure to check out our YouTube Channel and Video page to see more Fitness Institute videos! Ricky started working with Jetts Kirwan in Townsville on a Traineeship after graduation, which eventuated from doing work placement there. Ricky says he likes being in gyms where you get to know people.... Meet more Fitness Institute students HERE as [...]
What Gareth most enjoyed about the course was: 'Creating programs for the clients and delivering the aqua fitness sessions'. Meet more Fitness Institute students HERE as well as on our Online Facebook and Townsville Campus Facebook pages. Be sure to check out our YouTube Channel and Video page to see more Fitness Institute videos! See more on [...]
Kozza had been wanting to do the course for a few years but his sport had taken him overseas. When he finally decided to do it he was glad he started. Meeting New people, the different variety of training styles and learning so much more about the human body is what Kozza enjoyed the [...]
A big congratulations to Rhiannon on completing her Certificate 3&4 in Fitness - Rhiannon was able to secure a job before her course completion and now she is taking her career to the next [...]
'The best part of my training has been the friends I have made and the classes are quite fun. I'm looking forward to actually getting employed in the fitness industry and getting my career started......' - Bruce Armstrong Meet more Fitness Institute students HERE as well as on our Online Facebook and Townsville Campus Facebook pages. Be sure [...]
It might help to carry the weights onto the bench first and then rest them on your knees / thighs before lying down and adopting the position seen above. Bend your arms slightly and brace through the core and shoulders. Using the muscles in your chest, bring the weights together till they are touching. Repeat [...]
To begin, hold the dumbbells by your side (Figure 1). Ensure you have a solid grip. From here, contract the traps to bring the shoulders up to your ears (Figure 2). Ensure the shoulders do not hunch forward. Allow the shoulders to return to the start position in a controlled movement. Using the muscles in your [...]
Machine: Hammer Strength Pullover To begin, sit in the machine and put on the safety belt. Reach back, placing the elbows on the elbow pads and grip onto the handles (Figure 1). Contract the Latissimus Dorsi, pulling the handle from behind the head to the thighs (Figure 2). Pause, and then allow the handle to slowly [...]
Machine: Hammer Strength Uni-Lateral Leg Press To begin, place both feet on the designated platforms. Feet should be roughly shoulder width apart with toes on the edge of the platform. Extend the knees and press through the toes (Figure 1). From here, pause then allow the toes to travel back towards the body. The heels should [...]
Machine: Hammer Strength Ground Base Squat/Lunge Maintain a neutral head, ideally looking just a few meters ahead on the ground. Depending on your preference, you can choose to look straight ahead. Whatever you do, don’t look up as you will be in full hyper-extension then of the neck. The straighter the back and the head is, [...]
To begin, set up the TRX and adjust to the appropriate length. Place the feet close to the anchor point, grab hold of the handles and face away with arms fully extended (Figure 1). From here, flex the elbows, contracting the triceps bringing the arms body towards the head (Figure 2). Slowly extend the elbows to [...]
Machine: Life Fitness Cables To begin, set the cable (above the head) and select the appropriate weight. Grab hold of the handles with the elbows bent at 90 degrees (keeping the elbows close to the body) and stand upright (Figure 1). From here, push the handles down towards the thighs your triceps (Figure 2). Slowly bring [...]
To begin, set up the TRX and adjust to the appropriate length. Place the feet close to the anchor point, grab hold of the handles and lean back with arms fully extended (Figure 1). From here, flex the elbows, contracting the biceps bringing the body towards the handles (Figure 2). Slowly extend the elbows to return [...]
Equipment: Preacher Machine To begin, set the appropriate seat height and weight. Again, the set up for this exercise is very similar to the ‘Life Fitness Bicep Curl’ and ‘Hammer Strength Bicep Curl’. Sit down facing towards the pad, with the chest up against it. Grab hold of the bar then rest the upper arm on [...]
To begin, select the appropriate weight then hold the dumbbells by your side (Figure 1). From here, flex the elbow bringing the dumbbell up towards the chest using your bicep. Brace through the core – avoid arching the back (Figure 2). Slowly lower the arm to return to the start position and repeat with the other [...]
