Performance Boxing for Fitness Professionals
The Performance Boxing course has been designed to give the fitness instructor or personal trainer the skills and knowledge to:
- Safely design and implement boxing into group fitness or personal training
- Display and teach the correct technique and movement for punching and holding focus pads and coaching mitts
- Communicate positively with class participants and client to create positive relationships that will ensure people will be returning to your class or Personal training session
- Successfully structure group training and personal training sessions and have the skills to vary sessions so participants never get bored of your routines
The Performance Boxing Instructor Course was designed in conjunction with Johnny Lewis, Australia’s leading boxing trainer who has trained five World Champions.
Trainers and fitness professionals can expect to learn correct punching technique, focus pad technique, wrapping and most of all the sequences and circuits that make boxing a fun, challenging workout for any client.
After finishing the performance boxing course, trainers will have an understanding and knowledge behind how boxing for fitness really should be taught.
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When you sign up and complete this course you get so much more than just a 1 day course.
- Free access to our Online Resource Centre
- Free downloadable boxing combination clips and technique drills
- Free downloadable boxing training programmes
- Free downloadable boxing conditioning drills
- A 40 Page colour Instructor Training Manual
- A free weekly newsletter
- The chance to become a licensed Performance Boxing Instructor
- You become an Performance Boxing Instructor
- Phone and email support
- Access to the OLF Forum for training plans and advice
- The chance to do the Advanced Performance Boxing Course
- 10 REPs CPD points
We pride ourselves on the service and quality of courses and support.
Course Leaders in the UK & Europe
B.J. Rule
BJ Rule, education director for the Optimal Life Fitness Group, has always had an interest in boxing and the components of fitness that boxing develops. This interest and passion was first developed during off season rugby league training as a teenager. It was then progressed through years of training and utilised as a means of cross training. In 2005 BJ received his ABA boxing licence and had his first fight. Since then he has continued to train utilising pad and bag work in both his own training and with his personal training clients.
A.J. Philips
Head trainer of the Optimal Life Fitness Group, Andy has developed his boxing skills throughout his personal training career. He is now in training with the ABA to achieve one of his ultimate goals of getting in the ring for real! He’s currently training with some of the UK’s top ABA coaches to hone his fighting skills. His understanding behind boxing in the ring and in the personal training field is second to none. He successfully runs group boxing sessions and PT sessions on a weekly basis for the Group.
Prerequisites for the course are, that all participants are to be registered fitness professionals with REPs at least a level 2
Course Outline:
Introduction to Performance Boxing
Physical Execution
Learn the key techniques punching and padding
- Fighting Stance
- Punching Technique
- Focus Pad Technique
- Hand Wrap Sequence
The Boxing Instructor
Learn how to teach effective sessions and get the most out of your clients.
- Communication
- Instruction
- Interaction
Structuring a Class or Personal Training Session
Learn how to design the perfect session that will give you great results
- Personal Training Options
- Punching sequences and circuits
- Group Training Options
- Designing a Boxing Workout that Works
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Terms and Conditions for the Performance Boxing Course
Within this document ‘we, our, company, company’s’ refers to Optimal Life Fitness Ltd and ‘you’ refers to the client. PB refers to the Performance Boxing Course.
- Payment for the PB must be made in full prior to the course start.
- To reserve a place on the PB course payment must be made in full
- Optimal Life Fitness ltd does not accept deposits for the PB course, payment must be made in full.
- Optimal Life Fitness Ltd does not offer a refund once payment for a PB course has been made.
- Optimal Life Fitness Ltd reserves the right to move a course to a different date at the company’s discretion and decision. You will not be refunded for this change but will be offered a course at a later date.
- If you cannot attend the course you have booked you must inform Optimal Life Fitness Ltd up to 14 days before the course start date. You will then be offered another course at a later date. We will not refund any monies paid. You will only have this option once, if you cancel the next course we are not expected to offer you another place on a future course.
- If you cancel your place on the PB within 14 days of the course start date, we will not refund any monies paid.
- If you cancel your place on the PB within 14 days of the course start date we are not expected to offer you a place on a future course.
Updated June 2008
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