Course Overview

Help yourself to health and fitness with ICS
Eating properly and exercising regularly can work wonders for a body - as many of the celebrities we see on TV and in magazines can tell you - but with so many different regimes to choose from, how can you be sure of getting the right results?

The answer's simple: you enrol on the ICS Fitness and Nutrition Course.

This course provides you with down-to-earth practical guidelines and proper instruction in line with your individual needs.  It could easily be the starting point for a rewarding career in the rapidly growing health and fitness field!  And thanks to the way the course has been developed, you should be able to find success without even breaking sweat!

Key Topics
Exercise and How it Affects the Body
Muscles in Motion
How to Design a Programme
Exercise Testing and Evaluation
The Fitness Leader in Class
Injury Prevention
First Aid Treatment
Nutrition for Optimum Performance

Pre-requisites
The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course.

Study Time
120 hours approx. For example: 10 hours per week to complete in 3 months, or 2.5 hours per week to complete in 12 months. Study as little or as much as you wish.

Support
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus our team of Student advisors are only a phone call away for all the practical advice you may need - so we really are there with you 100%.

Exam Details
This course includes a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments, if any.

Qualification
ICS Diploma in Fitness and Nutrition.

What our students say
"The course materials were very easy to work through and clearly set out.Whenever I needed to speak to someone at ICS, I received good information and all the support I needed throughout my course. I would definitely recommend ICS - in fact I already have and I hope to take another course in the near future" Clare Bottomley, ICS Graduate, Surrey

Key Jobs
Trainee Fitness Instructor; Trainee nutritionist
Although not intended to be a specifically vocational course, the skills and knowledge you'll gain will be invaluable to you in any number of health and fitness related careers.

Free With Course
Professional exercise mat
A set of wrist and ankle weights 
'Sport Stretch' by Michael J Alter, containing over 300 stretch exercises to improve your performance.

Further Reading
There is no specific recommended reading for this course, but you may wish to read widely around your subject to enhance your knowledge as you progress.