Health, Fitness and Recreation Courses

  DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE ADVANCED AEROBICS

Learn how to maintain a healthy heart, lungs and circulatory system

Aerobic fitness is critical to maintaining a quality of life and ability to simply move easily without pain or difficulty; whatever age a person is.

This course develops both an understanding of aerobic fitness, and a capacity to help others maintain their level of aerobic fitness, whether as a fitness leader, life coach, sports or health professional, concerned friend or in any other capacity whatsoever.

 HOME STUDY COURSE RECREATION MANAGEMENT

NUTRITIONAL COUNSELLING CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

Become a counsellor with specialist knowledge in nutrition!

This is an excellent course to enrol in if you are interested in working with people in a counselling capacity where you need knowledge of general human nutrition, children's nutrition (including expectant mothers and infants), therapeutic nutrition, nutrition for weight loss and weight maintenance or even sports nutrition.

Counsellors provide guidance for clients and a support system, rather than working with the deeper levels of the psyche. Many people need guidance on nutrition for example during pregnancy or support during a weight loss program. Others may like to find out about how to support people throughout a disease when nutritional knowledge and emotional support go hand in hand. Coeliac Disease is an example of a medical condition related to diet and nutrition which if not treated can result in patients who have a high probability of being diagnosed with infertility, autism, depression and migraine headaches where counselling would be beneficial to support people and help them cope with any such diagnosis.

 FITNESS DIPLOMA HOME STUDY COURSE

This course provides management oriented training for people wanting to work in the health and fitness or recreation industries on a technical or management capacity. Graduates will have a broad understanding of human health together with specialised skills that will be developed through your choice of elective units.

HOME STUDY COURSE AQUAFITNESS

Aqua Fitness activities might be defined as any fitness activities undertaken when the body is submerged or partially submerged in water. This can include Swimming, Diving (high board or scuba), Snorkelling, Aqua Aerobics, Hydrostatic Stretching, Deep Water Running, or even more structured activities such as Water Volleyball or Water Polo.

This course is perfect for anyone interested in water fitness and safety as well as teaching some of the essential elements such as aquafitness equipment and facilities, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic principles, and program design and facilitating. The course is written by John Mason, author of the best selling book, "Aquafitness", published by Kangaroo Press.

 AROMATHERAPY CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

Comment from one of our Aromatherapy students:

"This course was very interesting, challenging and very worthwhile" N. Mills

Most people know essential oils by their common names, such as Lavender, Thyme or Eucalyptus; however, unless you are aware of the botanical names, you cannot be sure of the source of the oil you are using.

Enrol today and take a step toward better understanding herb oils and their use.

Nutition Distance Learning Diploma

This associate diploma lays a foundation for working with Food, Nutrition or allied industries. Through a unique combination of modules, you develop both a sound understanding of human biology and nutrition; and broad generic professional skills in problem solving and research skills. Graduates may find employment opportunities in various areas, including:  complimentary medicine, health and fitness industries, food services (eg. catering), food processing, food retailing, food journalism/media, etc

 Study Leisure Management at home to Improve your career prospects.

*A specialist course developed to improve your knowledge of the leisure management business.

*Build on your existing skills and knowledge or suitable for a beginner in the industry.

*Study in your own time and at your own pace with help from our expert tutors.

Home Study Nutritional Counselling Course

Distance Learning Course - Recreation Studies

Do you want to work in the sport and recreation industry..? Well your career starts here! You can become a recreation leader or a recreational child and youth worker .  

Every day you work as as a recreation leader, you will be involved in the planning and running of a variety activities with people from all ages and backgrounds...

The course provides a solid grounding in skills needed to for leadership or management in leisure centres, community recreation, or related fields.

This course has now been revised by 2 of our course writers who have extensive experience in the industry! It is made up of 30 lessons plus practical assignments. It covers the nature and scope of recreation, leadership principles and practices, fitness and fitness testing, managing recreation facilities, first aid, staff supervision and management, marketing, budgeting, tourism, youth leadership, sports, environmental activities, organising exhibitions and more.

"It is a challenging and thorough course - really designed to develop skills, not just give theory. I worked with children and young people in the UK and Australia in a variety of settings and some of the practical skills outlined here would have benefited me and my colleagues ... if we'd only known! You get more out of this course than you could ever get from reading a book, plus you get the Certificate at the end to formalise what you have learned! Although we have operated this course for many years, and many graduates have successfully found work in this industry, now that we have revised it and added some more content, it can only be more valuable to those who study! I highly recommend this course". J.Pollock, Former Youth Worker (UK and Australia).

  HOME STUDY COURSE CHILDREN’S NUTRITION

This course/module will enable you understand all aspects of childhood nutrition and deal with them. It is an ideal course for people working with children in the child care industry. It is also a good course for mothers wanting to understand their children’s nutritional needs and learn to cope with them or for self enhancement.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I had not studied for the past 10 years and was a little apprehensive. The staff were very supportive, their feedback was always valuable and response time was extremely prompt. This course has given me a new desire to keep learning. I never knew learning could be so enjoyable. I am looking forward to my next learning experience through ACS". Rhonda Rae - former ACS Student

  FITNESS LEADERS HOME STUDY COURSE

 EVENT MANAGEMENT ONLINE COURSE

CORRESPONDENCE COURSE - FITNESS LEADERS CERTIFICATE

Make your passion for health and fitness your new career!

This fantastic Fitness Leaders Certificate is aimed at anyone who would love to work in a gymnasium or health club as a qualified Fitness Leader.  

Accreditations
The course incorporates Exercise and Fitness Knowledge (EFK) Level 1 and 2 in the U.K.

This course will provide credits towards ACS Advanced Certificates or Diplomas, including the new Elite Fitness Certificate, all of which are accredited by IARC (International Accreditation and Recognition Council).

ACS has a fantastic affiliate based in London, Fitness Industry Education, who work with us to enable our graduates to obtain accredited fitness leader qualifications - a Central YMCA Qualification! Only one extra day of practical assessment and a small fee applies to upgrade and obtain additional, accredited qualifications. (Please note that although this course is available online to students in any location, UK accredited qualifications can only be awarded if studying in the UK).

  HEALTH AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE

This course explores human wellness as well as fitness with emphasis on common back and weight problems.  Covers elements such as understanding, recognising, and addressing back problems as well as weight control methods.

Health and Fitness Home Study Course

Distance Learning Health and Fitness Course

Online Health and Fitness Course

This course in fitness evaluation and management develops skills in analysis, evaluation, and consequential management of health and fitness characteristics for a specific individual. Builds on Health and Fitness I and II.

AIMS:

• Explain health risk factors in modern society.
• Analyse the health care system, to determine preferred options for different individuals.
• Determine social factors which may affect the status of health and fitness.
• Evaluate different individual approaches to managing health and fitness, including both services and facilities.
• Compare different fitness tests for different motor abilities.
• Demonstrate statistical techniques used to analyse fitness test results.
• Use fitness tests to analyse different sports skills.

Health and Wellbeing Home Study Course

This comprehensive introductory course develops an understanding of the nature and scope of human health and wellbeing, and of the health and fitness industry looking at subjects such as nutrition, lifestyle, preventative health, and alternative medicine.

Health and Fitness are simply some of many the different words used to describe people being in good condition. There are many different services and products on offer which promise to improve or maintain a state of wellbeing, and any (or all) of these goods and services might be considered to be part of the health and fitness industry. These can include things as variable as medical services through to sport, recreation and food.

The Health and Fitness industry is not a clearly defined industry. It does have many aspects to it, and it does overlap into many different fields. Your perception of the scope of this field may be limited as you commence this course; but on completing the course it should have broadened considerably; and in doing so your prospects for employment should have also broadened.

Healthy Buildings Distance Learning Course

Home Study Healthy Buildings Course

Human Nutrition Home Study Course

This course provides an understanding of the sources, actions, and interactions of nutrients from the food that we consume. Looking at the balance of the nutrients in foods and what makes up a balanced diet. Excellent for anyone interested in nutrition and health for themselves or to help or counsel others.

• College Member of the Complimentary Medicine Association
• This course provides credits in our Associate Diploma in Food and Nutrition (IARC accredited), the Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy (AQTF accredited, through HSA) and the Pre Med Diploma (Warnborough College).

Tutors and Course developers include:

• Lyn Quirk M.Prof.Ed.; Adv.Dip.Compl.Med (Naturopathy); Adv.Dip.Sports Therapy
• Alison Sweet B.Bio.Med.Sc. (Hon).
• Elizabeth Graves B.Sc.Hons.
• Vahini Panda B.Sc.(Dietetics), M.IT

Home Study Human Nutrition Course

Home Study Leisure Facility Management

Home Study Leisure Management Course

Home Study Leisure Management

Leisure Managent Study at Home

Manage people better to build a stronger business

This course will help you to develop management strategies to maximise the productivity and efficiency of your workforce. Addressing concerns specific to human resources management in a recreation or fitness service or facility, this course will provide a strong practical and theoretical foundation in leisure management.

Home Study Leisure Management Course

Distance Learning Leisure Management Course

Learn to put systems in place to better manage leisure industry services.

Develop management policy, procedural, and planning aspects of a recreation oriented service or facility.  This course covers policy development and management, meeting operational procedures, planning process managment, meeting and conference management as well as supervising reports.

 ONLINE COURSE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

A step toward employment in a medical or paramedical environment. Develops skills to communicate clearly and effectively using medical terminology. Being able to converse with patients and employers, in their language, is commonly an essential prerequisite for employment in  health, alternative or complimentary medicine.

This course can be a starting point for a career in a para medical job, or in some situations all you might need for a job such as reception for a doctor or natural therapist.

 WEIGHT LOSS DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE

Learn to manage weight more effectively

Weight is affected by a number of things: exercise, nutrition, psychology and other things. This course lays a foundation for understanding weight control; particularly with respect to what a person eats. Study for self improvement (to help understand and reduce their own weight); or by someone working in the fields of health or fitness, in order to improve their understanding and capacity to help clients.

Nutrition and Disease Home Study Course

Home Study Personal Fitness Course

At home study course designed to help you get yourself fit!

Understand ways to live longer, healthier and smarter.

This highly practical course helps you to understand what fitness really is, and enables you to develop a balanced fitness program for yourself or for people around you covering topics such as the human body, principals of exercise programming, and weight control.

Play Leadership Distance Learning Course

Learn to be an effective play leader - the children you work with will know you're fun, being within your care is exciting for them; and of course, parents can relax as their chilren enjoy attending care and go home tired from carrying out a variety of activites you have designed.

This course will able you to work as either a volunteer or in employment as a professional in this challenging and rewarding field. You will need to have lots of energy and imagination! You will need to love children and enjoy their care-free, often humorous personalities. 

This course will develop valuable skills in anyone working, or wishing to work with children. 
Our staff have experience training play leaders for over 35 years and have devised this truely fantastic course which will challenge you and arm you with the skills you need to succeed in this vitally important industry.  Children deserve the best!

 NUTRITION HOME STUDY COURSE

Recreational Leadership Distance Learning Course

Become a skilled Recreation Leader

This course is an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to work in a face to face situation, conducting recreation programs, or one to one as a recreation or youth leader. Successful completion of this module will develop the learner's understanding of leadership qualities of the fitness workers and the industry.

 CORRESPONDENCE COURSE GYM SUPERVISION

Sports Nutition Distance Learning Course

What should you eat to optimise sporting performance?

Develop your understanding of the way nutrition relates to sporting performance. This course details some elements such as energy in the athlete's body, fluids, competition and training diets.  Perfect for the amateur sportsman or anyone wanting to increase their training levels or those of someone else.

Home Study Leisure Sports Psychology Course 

 This course/module will develop your skills and understanding of psychological principles for use in sports. The curriculum covers motivation, team dynamics as well as psychological traits of successful athletes.

Home Study Stress Management  Course

 Learn to manage the diet of people with a medical condition.

Illness and Recovery can often be managed by planning a better diet. This course shows you how different foods relate to different illnesses.

The practice of therapeutic nutrition involves the provision of nutrients to maintain and/ or restore optimal nutrition and health.

Therapeutic diets may be required as therapy for a disease e.g. coeliac disease or to treat malnutrition arising from low energy and nutrient intakes or due to increased energy and nutrient needs.

• Become a Weight Loss Consultant or Advisor
• Learn about how and why people loose and gain control over their weight
• Learn about the weight loss industry, employment and business opportunities, and develop a foundation for starting a business as a weight loss consultant