Embrace Diversity and Change Lives as an Inclusive Trainer.
12 month plan
By enrolling in ISSA's Inclusivity in Fitness course, you'll have access to regularly updated course material, ensuring that you receive the most accurate and up-to-date information. Upon successful completion of the Fostering Inclusivity in Fitness Certification course, you will gain valuable knowledge in the following areas:
Developing an understanding of the harmful consequences of implicit bias, enabling you to uncover your own biases and prevent unintentional harm to others.
Recognizing the significant impact of racism on individual health and well-being.
Empowering yourself to contribute to an industry that actively opposes racism, embraces diversity, and fosters inclusivity.
Taking a bold stance against the injustices we witness, refusing to remain silent.
Understanding the critical importance of representation, and emphasizing the need to celebrate individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Embracing an intersectional approach to training, acknowledging the equal significance of mental, emotional, and spiritual health alongside physical well-being.
As fitness professionals, it's important to recognize that our clients come from diverse backgrounds and do our part to ensure that we are creating environments where everyone feels comfortable and affirmed.
Unlearn biases and view all bodies as valid and valuable regardless of what they look like.
Ensure that as a trainer, you are being inclusive in your language and practices and be an example for others to do the same.
The main course text teaches that everyone deserves access to the transformative power of fitness in environments that feel welcoming and comfortable. Fitness and movement are for every body, and individuals from all backgrounds deserve to feel seen, respected, affirmed, and celebrated in fitness spaces. The course material is continually updated with new information, so you can be sure you're receiving the most up-to-date information available.
This online handy reference guide walks you through the course unit by unit, allowing you to gain a better understanding of course concepts.
Weeks 2-9 conclude with a required quiz. Quizzes can be retaken as many times as needed and are a great resource for testing your knowledge in preparation for the final exam.
ISSA's certification exam solidifies your proficiency as a fitness professional. Once all course requirements are complete, you must take and pass the final exam. To pass the final exam, you must achieve an 80% or higher.
All ISSA students have access to unlimited educational support. If you have questions about the course materials, our on-staff professors can guide you through them. This support continues even after you earn your personal trainer certification.
Our online forum is where you can post client or business challenges and receive guidance from our on-staff Master Trainers and members of the ISSA family worldwide.
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