7 Best Fitness Trainer Courses in Moscow

The Skillbox online educational platform offers to become a fitness trainer by completing an 8-month distance learning course. By devoting 3-5 hours a week to studying materials, performing theoretical and practical tasks under the supervision of an experienced curator, students receive the necessary knowledge, which they can later transform into practical experience. The cost of training is just over 80,000 rubles, you can arrange an installment plan and make the first payment only 3 months after the start of classes. There are quite a few reviews about the platform, but they concern all the courses offered here, of which there are several hundred.

The Ben Weider College of Fitness and Bodybuilding has been in existence since 1992, offering training in several specialties to help launch a career in the fitness and sports industry. Future students are offered both full-time and distance learning, the schedule for the start of classes for the coming months can be found on the website. The cost of full-time training in the specialty "Personal Fitness Trainer" is 74,700 rubles, payment is possible in installments. On the college website you can find information about additional courses, which will also be useful for those who want to build a career as a fitness trainer.

The Moscow Higher School of Fitness offers the basic course “Gym Instructor. Personal trainer”, which is designed for 1.5 months or 72 academic hours of classes. This is relatively small, because in other educational institutions, programs are designed for 250-400 hours, but the cost here is much more affordable. It is convenient that classes are held on weekends twice a week, so you can study without leaving your main place of work. At the end of classes, a state-recognized diploma is issued, assistance is provided in finding a job.In addition to extended basic courses, there are also reduced ones, as well as seminars aimed at expanding knowledge and improving skills.

The Academy of Bodybuilding and Fitness offers quite a selection of courses, including Gym Instructor, Fitness Instructor, Personal Fitness and Bodybuilding Trainer. All classes are held remotely, as well as the exam, which consists of only 5-6 questions (as indicated on the website). The cost of training is 24,000 rubles, the term is 3 months, but you can take the exam earlier. We included these courses in the rating of the best because of the large number of positive reviews, the reliability of which is not easy to verify. But the website of the Academy and the information presented on it suggests that these courses are more a way to get a diploma, rather than knowledge.

The Higher School of Fitness and Bodybuilding offers training for further work in the sports centers of the capital. Depending on the preferences of the student, he can take an abbreviated course, after which he will receive a certificate and a certificate of lectures attended, or choose a full course, receiving a diploma as a result. Depending on the number of hours and the chosen direction of study, the cost also changes. So, for the specialty "Master Fitness Trainer" the fee will be 45,000 rubles for 370 hours of classes (this is about 6 months with the number of classes from 4 per week). You can take the course both in person and remotely. In the first case, classes are held on weekends and on weekdays in the evening, which is very convenient. After graduation, it is recommended to take an internship, but it is paid and quite expensive - 13,000 rubles for 15 hours.

StartFit Fitness University offers a diploma of a fitness trainer, personal trainer, group program instructor, swimming and aqua aerobics trainer. Training to become a fitness trainer is 220 hours of theory in the educational center and another 110 hours of practice, which takes place in partner sports clubs. Classes are held for two months, after which graduates receive not only a state diploma. sample, but also assistance in finding employment. In addition to the main courses, StartFit regularly hosts master classes and webinars that allow you to gain new knowledge and improve your skills. Classes are held both in person and online.

The FPA Fitness Professionals Association offers a wide range of training programs for those who are just planning to start working in the sports industry, as well as for instructors with experience. For the first, the course "Personal Trainer" is offered here, which will allow you to get the necessary amount of both theoretical and practical knowledge in 8 months and become the owner of a diploma.It is possible to choose full-time education, which nevertheless assumes that some of the classes are held remotely, and the materials are studied independently, or remotely. The second option is cheaper and is available not only to students from Moscow, but also from anywhere in the world.