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Study Active helps Active Suffolk staff qualify in Gym Instructing & Personal Training
James Luscombe

Study Active helps Active Suffolk staff qualify in Gym Instructing & Personal Training

Study Active were delighted to recently conclude a lottery funded project which was delivered to Active Suffolk staff via the CIMSPA Retrain project. This project was launched with the aim of givin...
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Study Active helps Active Suffolk staff qualify in Gym Instructing & Personal Training
James Luscombe

Study Active helps Active Suffolk staff qualify in Gym Instructing & Personal Training

Study Active were delighted to recently conclude a lottery funded project which was delivered to Active Suffolk staff via the CIMSPA Retrain project. This project was launched with the aim of givin...
How to Start a Fitness Blog
James Luscombe

How to Start a Fitness Blog

As a personal trainer it is very important to promote yourself as an exercise professional and communicate with the fitness community as to what your role, aspirations and experiences are. This wil...
How to Stay Motivated and Meet Your Fitness Goals
James Luscombe

How to Stay Motivated and Meet Your Fitness Goals

When a personal trainer engages a client, it is one thing to have a sound knowledge and exceptional application of fitness know-how in order to provide the client with a bespoke individualised prog...
How to Become a Personal Trainer - A Beginner's Guide
James Luscombe

How to Become a Personal Trainer - A Beginner's Guide

When one wishes to pursue the career of personal trainer it is very important to obtain the necessary qualifications which will then allow you to obtain the relevant credentials, memberships, and i...
How To Write a Personal Training Plan
James Luscombe

How To Write a Personal Training Plan

Introduction to writing a Personal Trainer Plan Personal Training program design can be complicated which is why it is important that a Personal Trainer knows how to write a personal fitness trai...
How much does a personal trainer earn?
James Luscombe

How much does a personal trainer earn?

With a focused perspective on promoting a healthy lifestyle intertwined with the physiological impact on others, each and every personal trainer contributes to the UK’s fitness landscape. Like any ...
The Importance of Mental Health Awareness for Personal Trainers
James Luscombe

The Importance of Mental Health Awareness for Personal Trainers

When someone trains as a personal trainer there are some obvious elements included within the training such as how to build muscle, how to increase fitness, how to manage weight etc. There is howev...
Funding your course with an Advanced Learner Loan - Study Active - Personal Trainer Courses
James Luscombe

Funding your course with an Advanced Learner Loan

Exploring pros and cons of funding a Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer course via a Government 19+ loan versus self-funding. Advanced Learner Loans (also called 19+ loans), are like unive...
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What is the difference between a gym instructor and a personal trainer?
James Luscombe

What is the difference between a gym instructor and a personal trainer?

In the fitness industry there are many different roles with two that are very common and popular being that of gym instructor and personal trainer. But are these the same thing? Absolutely not. The...
What Nutrition Advice Should a Personal Trainer be Giving?
James Luscombe

What Nutrition Advice Should a Personal Trainer be Giving?

For information on this blog please visit:  https://studyactive.co.uk/blogs/news/giving-nutritional-advice-as-a-personal-trainer-a-simple-guide
What is a GP Referral Scheme?
James Luscombe

What is a GP Referral Scheme?

How a GP Referral scheme works Most doctors’ surgeries will be involved in the GP Exercise Referral scheme whereby funding exists to refer certain patients with common medical conditions such as ob...
Why personal trainers with a Level 3 or Level 4 nutrition qualification should not be writing meal plans or providing non-generic or specialist advice - Study Active - Personal Trainer Courses
James Luscombe

Why personal trainers with a Level 3, Level 4 or Level 5 nutrition qualification should not be writing meal plans or providing non-generic or specialist advice

Study Active & The Association for Nutrition (AfN) The Study Active philosophy is to provide the correct information, advice and guidance to our students. With regards to this, a question we ke...
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Helping our heroes - Study Active - Personal Trainer Courses
James Luscombe

#DoingOurBit for the NHS

#DoingOurBit for the NHS! How #DoingOurBit helped the NHS to be "Fit 4 The Fight" against COVID19 during the pandemic. James Luscombe (MD of Study Active who are a founding partner of th...