{"id":35558,"date":"2022-01-19T15:11:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T15:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moveitorloseit.co.uk\/?page_id=35558"},"modified":"2024-05-13T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:40:36","slug":"retirement-career-change-fitness-instructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.moveitorloseit.co.uk\/become-a-fitness-instructor\/retirement-career-change-fitness-instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Looking for retirement career change?<br \/>Become a fitness instructor with<br \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Move it or Lose it!<\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Not ready to retire? We can help you with a retirement career change, no matter your previous career paths. As an endorsed training provider, we can train you to teach safe and effective exercise classes for older adults and do more than just deliver an exercise class. Learn how to motivate and empower your clients and promote positive behaviour change so they want to keep coming back, week after week. Become a certified Move it or Lose it instructor for a fun, rewarding and flexible second career!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>The Go-To Course<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FABS is designed to give you all the knowledge and skills you need to be a specialist instructor for older adults. The FABS Exercise Programme combines four essential components for health and wellbeing as recommended by the Chief Medical Officer\u2019s and N.I.C.E. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/exercise\/exercise-guidelines\/physical-activity-guidelines-older-adults\/\">guidelines for the over 60s<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"morecontent\">&#8211; Flexibility, Aerobic, Balance and Strength \u2013 we call it FABS.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Stand out From the Crowd<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Train to teach both chair-based and standing exercises so you can work in community, care and gym settings. Our aim is to ensure older people across the UK can join a local class to help them stay active and independent. We\u2019ve already<a href=\"https:\/\/fabnhsstuff.net\/fab-stuff\/reconditioning-the-nation-with-move-it-or-lose-it\"> got thousands of people moving more<\/a> and having fun and<span class=\"morecontent\">\u00a0now we need more instructors to fulfil the demand. As the exercises can be adapted to suit a wide range of abilities, the FABS Training Programme gives you both the scope and choice to teach chair-based exercise sessions in care or NHS settings through to standing active community classes for the over 60s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Be the Best<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Our high-quality endorsed training has been developed with <a href=\"http:\/\/cmar.online\/research\/collaborations\/\">experts in ageing research<\/a>. The FABS Training Programme has been developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moveitorloseit.co.uk\/about-us\/advisory-board\/\">Move it or Lose it<\/a> in collaboration with scientists and experts in ageing research.* With our blended approach of online learning and two day face-to-fa<span class=\"morecontent\">ce practical training, we bring together the best of academic research with practical application to help you be at the forefront of the fitness industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Join the Team<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moveitorloseit.co.uk\/about-us\/our-impact\/\">join our team<\/a> and enjoy friendly, ongoing support to help more people live active, healthier, happier lives. \u201c98% of trainees found the eLearning convenient and good value for money\u201d Whether you\u2019re an existing fitness professional or completely new to exercise training, we support<span class=\"morecontent\"> you every step of the way. Along with the eLearning you\u2019ll watch video tutorials to ensure you are familiar with the exercise programme and feel confident even before you attend the two-day practical training. Here you will learn how to link the exercises and put them to music to create fun-filled routines. Our highly trained and friendly Trainers will put you at ease with practical assessments done in informal group settings. This ensures you are safe and competent to deliver exercise classes for older people. \u00a0It&#8217;s makes an ideal retirement career change &#8211; Become a fitness instructor!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Join our Team!<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Having worked with thousands of older people, we have seen incredible transformations and know how rewarding this job can be. We also know how daunting it can be with a retirement career change which is why we make becoming a fitness instructor simple. By completing the FABS training and becoming a licensed Move it or Lose it instructor you can be part of a bigger team and support network enabling you to run your own business, reach more people and be the best and most confident instructor that you can be. Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Reimagining_Ageing.pdf\">Sian&#8217;s journey<\/a> to becoming an instructor in retirement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/join-ten-network\/\">Join our Team!<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Final-images-for-Active-Communities-Project-2.png\" alt=\"second career in retirement as a fitness instructor\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof 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Click here to receive your free information pack or give us a call on 0800 612 7785 and find out how we can help you begin a truly rewarding career helping older people to enjoy active, healthier, happier lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cmar.online\/2014\/02\/21\/visit-from-the-lord-mayor-of-birmingham\/\"><i>*The Centre for Healthy Ageing Research at University of Birmingham<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Resistance-bands-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Looking for retirement career change? Become a fitness instructor. We can train you to become a certified fitness instructor so you can teach seated and standing exercise to the over 60s and those with limited mobility. 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