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

nearlyrich

sending a pm to you

fablad75

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

aurora_borealis wrote: »

here

... but it costs

UK fee not yet available. Is that good or bad? :rotfl:

aurora_borealis_2

southernscouser wrote: »

UK fee not yet available. Is that good or bad? :rotfl:

That one starts in 2008 - you could save :rotfl:

southernscouser

aurora_borealis wrote: »

That one starts in 2008 - you could save :rotfl:

Any idea how much these things cost? :undecided

System

Sorry, is this a bite? I have this image of SS actually looking like his avatar??:rotfl:

southernscouser

lennymfo wrote: »

Sorry, is this a bite? I have this image of SS actually looking like his avatar??:rotfl:

I'll have you know I have a full head of hair. Baldy!

System

southernscouser wrote: »

I'll have you know I have a full head of hair. Baldy!

How do you know I'm baaald??

southernscouser

lennymfo wrote: »

How do you know I'm baaald??

I have this image of you looking like your avatar!

calmspirit

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