Are you keen to qualify as a Personal Trainer but unsure which is the best fitness course for you? The Fitness Garage Academy is an Ofqual-certified course which is accredited by Active IQ*. What sets us apart from other Level 2 & 3 PT courses is our commitment to delivering a complete training package; as well as learning the knowledge and practical skills necessary to work as a PT, we’ll support you so you’re ready to run your own fitness business right from day one.
The Fitness Garage Academy tutors bring with them a wide depth of expertise – including holistic wellbeing, endurance sports and Olympic lifting – to ensure you can draw on a broad range of all experiences of working as a PT. All the tutors run their own successful fitness businesses and predominantly base themselves at the Fitness Garage gym in Harrogate, where they are part of a community of like-minded fitness professionals.
Andy Gardner, Head of Centre at The Fitness Garage Academy, combines a strong background in education and fitness having worked as a secondary school biology teacher in Yorkshire for eight years. As well as classroom teaching, he trained aspiring teachers and devised content for GCSE and A-level courses. Andy retrained as a personal trainer 10 years ago, combining his fitness business with running a successful Harrogate-based tutoring business. Andy co-owns The Fitness Garage gym and has supported over 50 personal trainers to build successful client bases, offers guidance on developing their own niche within the industry, creating ways to guarantee PT earnings and finding the right clients.
Caroline Dunne studied Biochemisty at university and also worked as a secondary Chemistry teacher for 10 years before successfully transitioning full-time with her holistic fitness business. Caroline is passionate about teaching and working as a personal trainer, nutritional coach and yoga instructor. Caroline is the lead on course development and overseeing the quality of its delivery.
Andy, Caroline and the rest of the Fitness Garage Academy tutors are keen to share their expertise. Unlike many courses which are delivered wholly online, the Fitness Garage Academy course features over 75% in-person training at the Fitness Garage gym in Harrogate, supported by live online learning. Our 4 month course is fully centred around you, the learner; its length allows time to embed learning and equip you with all the tools you need to run your fitness business in a way that works for you. Throughout your time with us we will coach and mentor you to success – not passive learning where you’re just sitting and listening. We pride ourselves on being course facilitators so you’ll be engaging, observing, questioning and teaching each other. As well as presenting your learning and designing & delivering mini-sessions.
If you’re thinking of training as a PT, we imagine you’ll have some questions. Simply contact us and Andy will get back to you to arrange an Academy discovery meeting.
*Pending approval August 2022