Pre & Post Natal

£250.00

Our pre and post-natal qualification is designed to expand the fitness professional’s scope of practice by enabling them to understand the theoretical and real life application of offering exercise and nutrition advice to females both during pregnancy as well as post-birth.

You will learn about the common barriers and concerns of physical activity for pre and postnatal clients. You will also develop an understanding of the physiological and biomechanical changes that takes place in a female’s body both during and post-birth. You will also need to demonstrate good understanding of how to design and individualise safe and effective exercise programmes for the pre and postnatal client, to ensure they remain healthy whilst active.

This 100% online course offers you the flexibility to work at your own pace using both the course manual as well as Active IQ’s e-learning platform.

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Pre & Post natal program learning objectives

  • Understand the benefits and barrier/concerns of physical activity for pre and postnatal clients

  • Know the physiological and biomechanical changes that take place during pregnancy, and post-pregnancy

  • Understand how to collect information to ensure health and safety when working with pre and postnatal clients

  • Be able to design and individualise, safe and effective exercise programmes for both pre and postnatal individuals

  • Be able to identify and manage specific risks to the pre or postnatal client when participating in physical activity