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Health
and Fitness is a dynamic, rapidly
growing industry with more and
more people
of all ages and backgrounds taking
up regular exercise in any number
of environments including health
clubs and leisure centres. The
Government is keen to promote
a healthy nation and to encourage
people to take better care of
themselves. Almost 50% of all
adults say their lives are more
stressful than they were just
five years ago, and two-thirds
think that their lives are busier
than they were five years ago.
There are over 3,500 private fitness
clubs and over 1,500 leisure centres
in the UK, employing over 50,000
people, and the industry is worth
over £1.5 billion a year.
A range of very different jobs
contribute to the successful day-to-day
running of health
and fitness centres, and some
of these require high level technical
skills. They range from membership
sales to fitness instructors to
receptionists and studio co-coordinators.
Since the development of a Register
of Exercise Professionals (REPs),
a SkillsActive company, two years
ago, the interests of people who
are using the services of exercise
and fitness instructors, teachers
and trainers have become safeguarded.
The Register uses a process of
self-regulation that recognises
industry-based qualifications,
practical competency, and requires
fitness professionals to work
within a code of ethical practice.
Members of the Register are given
a card and registration certificate
to prove their qualification and
membership. Also known as the
Exercise Register, it operates
in the UK and is recognised across
the world to acknowledge the personal
achievement and competencies of
qualified fitness professionals.
The Register currently has over
26,000 members.
The
Register's website
provides all the information anybody
wanting to work in the exercise
and fitness industry might require.
Please use the REPs resource to
search for an approved course
or training provider, find out
more about working in gym related
environments, how to become a
member, and where to go next to
get qualified.
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