The AFPA offers 2 correspondence courses and a full time course
Bronze package
Become a personal trainer
Course Material includes:
We are now offering The NEW Bronze Package course for only R3 999-00. You can become a gym trainer at one of the lowest rates in South Africa. This fun course will allow sportsmen and women to have a better understanding of the human body. It will also enable you to work at your local boutique gym, safely and effectively taking clients through an exercise routine. To enrol now or for more info, email us at admin@www.afpa.co.za. #BeTheBest
Package Includes:
- Exam
- Text Book
- Study Guide
Silver Package
The Silver Package is our highly recommended package. If you are a self-motivated learner and have an overall basic understanding of personal training, then this package is ideal.
Course Material includes:
How to become a personal trainer, Personal Training as a way of life, Motivation Behaviour and the Personal Training business, Fitness Testing an overview, Muscle Physiology, The heart and Lungs, Basic Energy Metabolism, Adaptations to Exercise, Applied Exercise Physiology, Basic Kinesiology and Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Development of effective training programs, The basics behind resistance training, Safety and Exercise, Training the major muscle groups, Flexibility, Fitness for 50 + and special needs population, Exercise Physiology and Anatomy and Nutritional considerations for the personal trainer. PLEASE NOTE: Students have to be CPR qualified before taking the exam.
Package Includes:
- Exam
- Text Book
- Study Guide
- T-Shirt
- Cap
Gold Package
SPECIAL
Join up to do our Gold Package Personal Training Course for R10 999.00 and get either our Sports Nutrition or our Advanced Strength and Condition Course absolutely FREE.
This is by far our most popular package. Watchour PFT workshop DVDs to gain a better understanding of the material, then takethe practical test to boost your confidence before the certification exam.
Course Material includes:
How to become a personal trainer, Personal Training as a way of life, Motivation Behaviour and the Personal Training business, Fitness Testing an overview, Muscle Physiology, The heart and Lungs, Basic Energy Metabolism, Adaptations to Exercise, Applied Exercise Physiology, Basic Kinesiology and Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Development of effective training programs, The basics behind resistance training, Safety and Exercise, Training the major muscle groups, Flexibility, Fitness for 50 + and special needs population, Exercise Physiology and Anatomy and Nutritional considerations for the personal trainer.
PLEASE NOTE: Students have to be CPR qualified before taking the exam.
Package Includes:
- Exam
- Text Book
- Study Guide
- Practice Exam
- 7 DVD set (covering the entire PFT text book)
- T-Shirt
- Cap
Platinum Full Time Course
How to become a personal trainer, Personal Training as a way of life, Motivation Behaviour and the Personal Training business, Fitness Testing an overview, Muscle Physiology, The heart and Lungs, Basic Energy Metabolism, Adaptations to Exercise, Applied Exercise Physiology, Basic Kinesiology and Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Development of effective training programs, The basics behind resistance training, Safety and Exercise, Training the major muscle groups, Flexibility, Fitness for 50 + and special needs population, Exercise Physiology and Anatomy and Nutritional considerations for the personal trainer.
PLEASE NOTE: Students have to be CPR qualified before taking the exam.
Course Material includes:
How to become a personal trainer, Personal Training as a way of life, Motivation Behaviour and the Personal Training business, Fitness Testing an overview, Muscle Physiology, The heart and Lungs, Basic Energy Metabolism, Adaptations to Exercise, Applied Exercise Physiology, Basic Kinesiology and Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Development of effective training programs, The basics behind resistance training, Safety and Exercise, Training the major muscle groups, Flexibility, Fitness for 50 + and special needs population, Exercise Physiology and Anatomy and Nutritional considerations for the personal trainer.
PLEASE NOTE: Students have to be CPR qualified before taking the exam.
Package Includes:
- Lectures (4 – 3 hour lectures a week for 8 weeks)
- Exam
- Text Book
- Study Guide
- Practical Exam
- 7 DVD Set (covering the entire PFT text book)
- Assignments & Tests
- Outings to sports facilities (Real Time Training)
- T-Shirt & Cap
Students will have the option of choosing to take the exam at the end of the 16 week period or if they feel they are not quite ready, a date can be arranged for the student to take the exam at a later stage, when they feel they are ready.