Personal Trainer for the Cardiac Patient

590,00€

Category: Online Courses

Description

Online Course: Personal Trainer for the Cardiac Patient

The IFBB Academy Personal Trainer for the Cardiac Patient Course is a specialized online program designed to provide personal trainers and fitness professionals with the essential knowledge and skills required to safely and effectively prescribe exercise for individuals with cardiac conditions.

This course offers an in-depth understanding of cardiovascular physiology, common heart diseases, and evidence-based resistance training strategies adapted to cardiac patients. Special emphasis is placed on safety, monitoring, and individualized program design, ensuring that exercise becomes a powerful tool for improving health, functionality, and quality of life in cardiac populations.

What will you learn?

Introduction to Cardiac Conditions and Exercise
Overview of cardiovascular diseases and the role of exercise in prevention, rehabilitation, and long-term management.
Cardiovascular Physiology and Exercise Response
Understanding how the heart and circulatory system respond and adapt to physical training.
Exercise Prescription for Specific Cardiac Pathologies
Training considerations for coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, pacemakers, and ICDs.
Resistance Training in Cardiac Patients
Application of resistance training following myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, and in patients with peripheral vascular disease or pulmonary hypertension.
Special Cardiac Populations
Exercise programming for elderly, obese, and sarcopenic cardiac patients, as well as individuals with congenital heart disease.
Heart Failure and Advanced Cardiac Conditions
Training strategies for patients with heart failure with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), heart transplant recipients, and patients with mechanical circulatory support.
Program Design and Periodization
Development of structured, progressive, and individualized resistance training programs for cardiac patients.
Safety, Monitoring, and Emergency Protocols
Identification of warning signs, monitoring techniques, contraindications, and emergency response procedures.
Practical Reference Material
Quick-reference visual resources to support safe and effective cardiac resistance training.

Course Details

Target audience: Open to all individuals over 18 years of age (or younger with parental or legal guardian authorization)
Languages: English, Spanish
Certification: Internationally recognized certificate
Study material: Downloadable PDF files, suitable for printing or on-screen viewing. All educational materials are the property of the IFBB.

This course is ideal for personal trainers, fitness professionals, and exercise specialists seeking to expand their expertise in cardiac training, enhance professional credibility, and work confidently with cardiac patients in a safe and evidence-based manner.

HOW THE COURSE WORKS

The work plan for the course Personal Trainer for the Cardiac Patient: Clinical and Scientific Foundations, Applications, and Protocols, delivered in online (distance-learning) format, is as follows:

The course is structured into theoretical modules, organized according to the official course manual index, covering cardiac pathologies, physiological foundations, practical applications, and safety protocols.
Each module includes:
- A section dedicated to the study of the course notes and theoretical materials.
- The possibility to submit questions to the teaching staff, either via e-mail or by booking a tutorial session.
At the end of the course, the student must complete a multiple-choice test.
- The time allowed to complete each test is 1 hour.
- To pass the module, the student must achieve a minimum score of 60% correct answers.
If the student does not pass the test on the first attempt, a second attempt will be granted.
If the student does not pass the second attempt, they will not be allowed to continue the course and must re-enroll and restart the course from the beginning.
- In this case, the course fee will be 50% of the original course price.
All modules must be successfully completed in order to finish the course.
The maximum duration to complete the course is 1 year from the enrollment date.
- After this period, the student will no longer be able to continue and must re-enroll to complete the course.

REQUIREMENTS

Desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with internet access and an email address
PDF reader software and the ability to create documents in Word or PDF format