Personal Trainer for Cardiac Patients

Personal Trainer for Cardiac Patients

590,00€

Language: English, Spanish

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Personal Trainer for Cardiac Patients

The IFBB Academy Personal Trainer for Cardiac Patients course is a specialised online programme designed to provide personal trainers and fitness professionals with the essential knowledge and skills required to prescribe exercise safely and effectively 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 individualised programme design, ensuring that exercise can become an effective tool for improving health, functional capacity and quality of life in people with cardiac conditions.

Throughout the course, students will learn about:

  • Introduction to Cardiac Conditions and Exercise: An 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 Conditions: Training considerations for coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
  • Resistance Training in Cardiac Patients: Application of resistance training following myocardial infarction and cardiac surgery, as well as in patients with peripheral vascular disease or pulmonary hypertension.
  • Special Cardiac Populations: Exercise programming for older, 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.
  • Programme Design and Periodisation: Development of structured, progressive and individualised resistance training programmes 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 resistance training for cardiac patients.

The course combines scientific knowledge with practical application, helping fitness professionals understand the specific considerations involved in exercise programming for individuals with cardiac conditions.

By the end of the programme, students will have acquired the knowledge to develop structured and individualised resistance training programmes, while taking into account safety requirements, appropriate monitoring and the specific needs of cardiac patients.

Course Details:

  • Suitable Public: Open to all interested parties over 18 years of age (or under 18 with authorization from a parent or legal guardian).
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Certificate: Internationally recognized
  • Course Material: Downloadable files in PDF format that can be printed or viewed on screen. All educational materials for this course are the property of the IFBB.

Summary

Course Assessment & Certification

The course includes a variety of educational content and study materials. Throughout the training period, you will also have the opportunity to submit questions to our instructors by email.

Assessment

Course assessment will be carried out through one or more multiple-choice exams, depending on the structure of the training programme.

You will have one hour to complete each exam and must achieve a minimum score of 60% to pass.

If you do not pass an exam on your first attempt, you will be granted a second and final attempt. If you fail the second attempt, you will not be able to successfully complete the course.

Final Project (Personal Trainer Course Only)

At the end of the course, you will be required to complete a Final Project, demonstrating the correct application of the knowledge and competencies acquired throughout the training programme.

The Final Project will be assessed by the instructor and must be passed in order to successfully complete the course.

It must be submitted within a maximum of two months after completing the course.

Course Completion Period & Re-enrollment

You will have a maximum period of one year from the date of enrollment to complete the course.

If you fail to pass the exams after the two available attempts or do not complete the course within the established period, you will no longer be able to continue with the training. In either case, if you wish to start the course again from the beginning, you will need to re-enroll at a fee of 50% of the original course price.

Official Certification

Upon successfully meeting all course requirements, you will receive the Official IFBB International Certification, confirming the successful completion of the programme.

Payment & Course Access

Once your payment has been completed and confirmed, you will receive your course access credentials by email.

You can log in to the IFBB Academy online learning platform using the credentials provided:

https://moodle.ifbb-academy.com/courses/login/index.php

PayPal payments

Your access credentials will be sent automatically by email once your payment has been confirmed.

Bank transfer payments

Your access credentials will be sent once IFBB Academy has confirmed receipt of your payment. Please note that this process may take longer, depending on your bank’s processing times, from 24 hours to several days.

Technical Requirements

To access and complete the course, you will need:

  • A computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone with a stable internet connection.
  • A valid email address to receive course information and communicate with the instructors.
  • A word-processing application, such as Microsoft Word, to create and edit documents.
  • A PDF reader to open and view the course materials provided in PDF format.

Please ensure you have access to these tools before starting the course.

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