Dubai, 14 November 2008 - Impact British Training Solutions has announced it is introducing new health and fitness courses specially designed to be taught by schools. Impact is the leading provider of internationally accredited qualifications to the UAE fitness industry and is now expanding its offering to schools - making these courses available for the first time in the UAE.
“Impact is very proud to have extended our training capacity to be able to work with school on health and fitness; there has never been a more crucial time to do this. With recent statistics from the UAE Ministry of Health revealing that 26 per cent of children in the country are obese, it is time to take urgent action and we are delighted that schools are willing to work with us to offer these courses.” says Amanda Brewer, Founder and Managing Director of Impact.
The new schools’ courses are accredited by Central YMCA Qualifications (CYQ), the recognised international standard for fitness education. For students aged 13 and above, Impact will be introducing the Award in Lifestyle Management, a Level One CYQ course designed to improve knowledge of exercise, fitness, health, nutrition and well being. For those over 16, Impact is offering coaching qualifications at Level Two CYQ that certifies students to become fitness instructors themselves.
To maximize the benefits of these courses to schools, Impact has recruited a Fitness Education specialist to join its team of MasterTrainers. Claire Johnson comes to Impact with an impressive record of working with young people acquired through her many years’ work in UK and USA. Claire who holds a UK university degree in Sport with Coaching and Exercise Science, will be working with schools across the UAE on developing health and fitness programmes both as part of their curriculum and also for after school activities.
Impact MasterTrainer, Jade Brewer, who has been leading a team to pilot the CYQ courses in a school in Abu Dhabi in recent months, will be working with Claire. Jade qualified as a CYQ Instructor aged 17 and is therefore uniquely placed to understand the particular issues involved in tutoring young people. Jade who has been working with the Impact Training Team for four years, explaining the importance of the Level One Award says, “The Lifestyle Management course essentially gives children the right tools to tackle the effects of bad diet and physical inactivity that characterizes much of modern life.”
The Award in Lifestyle Management asks teenagers to examine their own current lifestyles and work on strategies for improvement, whilst teaching them about basic healthy eating and recommended levels of physical activity. The course also looks at other lifestyle factors such as stress and self esteem, as well as other habits, such as smoking, that impact on fitness and well being. Speaking about the aims of the Lifestyle Management Award, Jade points out, “this is an inclusive course, designed to be relevant to every young person’s life and not just those who do well at sports.” says Jade. “With this course we hope to instill healthy habits from an early age to help halt the currently soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.”
For coaching qualifications, Impact is introducing two courses that allow students to either teach in a gym environment as a personal trainer, or to be able to teach children’s exercise classes. Commenting on the benefits of this course to students, Claire adds; “By completing this course, the students gain an internationally recognized qualification that will help gain employment in not only the schools but one that opens up the opportunities in leisure and tourism sectors around the world”.
Speaking
about the Level Two course, Claire explains; “this coaching
qualification is a gift of independence for a young adult, with this
in hand, they not only have a something that looks good on a CV, but
a practical skill, one that many parents will be delighted to hear,
is a safe and lucrative way to earn extra money whilst they pursue
their higher education”.
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IMPACT British Training Solutions is the first internationally accredited training centre to offer professional fitness instructor training courses certified by Central YMCA Qualifications London (CYQ) in the Middle East and India.
Impact offers a variety of internationally recognized qualifications including level 2 courses for Gym Instructors, Exercises to Music, Step, Aqua, Studio Cycling and Circuit Instructors as well as professionals in Health Related Exercise for Children.
All Impact’s tutors are practicing MasterTrainers with British educational and fitness qualifications.
Successful students gain entry to the International Register of Exercise Professionals (IC-REPS) as a Fully Qualified Internationally recognized Fitness Professional.
www.impactbts.com
Nana Mancell
Lonsdale Communications
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