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I Want To Do A Fitness Course But Don't Know Where To Start!

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  • nearlyrich
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  • fablad75
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    Right. I obviously don't know ALL the courses and qualifications out there, but I can speak from personal experience.

    ITEC is a good place to start. They do an Anatomy & Physiology course that is a good gateway to different things in this field - you learn about all the muscles, all the bones, all the major systems (endocrine, digestive, respiratory, circulation, etc). It's actually very fascinating and you learn a lot (especially if you have a good lecturer) but it IS only a starting point.

    There are courses in sports massage which you can advance to, but you will have to take the Diploma in Holistic Massage like I did to get there.

    Once you have all this, maybe you can go into physiotherapy or something similar.
  • southernscouser
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    aurora_borealis wrote: »
    here

    ... but it costs :(

    UK fee not yet available. Is that good or bad? :rotfl:
  • aurora_borealis_2
    aurora_borealis_2 Posts: 13,477 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    UK fee not yet available. Is that good or bad? :rotfl:

    That one starts in 2008 - you could save :rotfl:
    de do-do-do, de dar-dar-dar ;)
  • southernscouser
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    aurora_borealis wrote: »
    That one starts in 2008 - you could save :rotfl:

    Any idea how much these things cost? :undecided
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  • southernscouser
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  • calmspirit
    calmspirit Posts: 2,962 Forumite
    I agree with fablad.......slightly biased as I also qualified with ITEC !
    The anatomy and Physiology is a great base for any such course, teaches you all muscles/bones/systems and how the body works in great depth,sports therapy is a natural follow on.
    Contact your local college as others have said there are many courses out there, I have noticed quite a few sports type courses and am sure these would start at a very basic level for beginners!

    Let us know how you get on SS.

    some links local to me but a starting point
    http://www.midkent.ac.uk/micrositecourses.asp?site=15
    another site i use which has forum for sports therapies
    http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tt.asp?forumid=47
    probably not what you are looking for but you may find links/help to find waht you actually might want!


    anyone for a therapy swap post?

    xxxx
    YNWA JFT96 :A
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