Futurefit (UK) Personal Trainer Course
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Has anybody done the PT course with Futurefit?
I'm thinking of going into Personal Training because I'm good with people (and modest too!), and losing weight has really activated a passion for exercise that I'd like to relay to others who are in that mental and physical place that I have been myself.
But... I'm worried that a mobility problem (torn ligaments in knees and after effects of a dislocation in one in particular) may fail me when I try to pass the practical gym instructor element of the NVQ. My knees are relatively strong considering, but I am less mobile than most other people when it comes to anything involving balancing too much on one leg, and too much bending, or anything that involves twisting and moving at the same time on the leg (which means I can't do body combat and I'm not great at lunges!).
I obviously don't want to pay to do a course where I end up failing on something I can't really change! I've tried to ask future fit for more details about that element of the module, but they couldn't really help me. They implied that I'd be ok, because I have no issues being active (doing zumba, pilates, swimming, using most gym equipment bar the treadmill due to the high impact on the joint). I'd really love to get into the profession, but need an honest answer
Advice would be appreciated, particularly from somebody who has done the PT course with futurefit.
I'm thinking of going into Personal Training because I'm good with people (and modest too!), and losing weight has really activated a passion for exercise that I'd like to relay to others who are in that mental and physical place that I have been myself.
But... I'm worried that a mobility problem (torn ligaments in knees and after effects of a dislocation in one in particular) may fail me when I try to pass the practical gym instructor element of the NVQ. My knees are relatively strong considering, but I am less mobile than most other people when it comes to anything involving balancing too much on one leg, and too much bending, or anything that involves twisting and moving at the same time on the leg (which means I can't do body combat and I'm not great at lunges!).
I obviously don't want to pay to do a course where I end up failing on something I can't really change! I've tried to ask future fit for more details about that element of the module, but they couldn't really help me. They implied that I'd be ok, because I have no issues being active (doing zumba, pilates, swimming, using most gym equipment bar the treadmill due to the high impact on the joint). I'd really love to get into the profession, but need an honest answer

Advice would be appreciated, particularly from somebody who has done the PT course with futurefit.
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