Fitness and Personal Trainer

The aim of the three-year Bachelor's degree programme Fitness and Personal Trainer (OKT) is to prepare qualified experts in the field of personal and fitness training in terms of planning, organisation, management, implementation and counselling for performance and recreational athletes and the general population.

The expertise of graduates will be profiled through theoretical forms of study, the implementation of practical teaching in the environment of various sports and physical activities (seminars, exercises, courses) and through work experience in the field of sport.

Theoretical studies primarily concern the areas directly related to the implementation of the coaching profession. These are sports training, medical-biological area and pedagogical-psychological area. Completion of the OKT study programme opens the way for students to understand the different forms of biological effects of fitness training, physical activities and regeneration on the human organism, taking into account possible specifics such as ontogenetic peculiarities, stages of sports training or different types of sports performance. The study also leads to an understanding of physiological and pathological phenomena related to physical and psychological stress or to the weakening of the organism.

The mission of the three-year Bachelor's degree is to prepare graduates capable of adaptively responding to the demands of the labour market in the fields of Personal Trainer and Fitness Trainer. Therefore, we consider essential competences related to planning, creation, implementation and analysis of adequate training and exercise programs for the general population, recreational and performance athletes. The above competencies will be used by qualified professionals across the entire age spectrum of the population.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• interpret the history, rules of theory and fundamentals of biomedicine, psychology and pedagogy as applied to fitness training, physical activity and physical education
• to apply theoretical background in planning, management and implementation of fitness training of recreational and performance athletes
• diagnose fitness, plan and conduct exercise programmes aimed at primary prevention in the general population
• apply knowledge of pedagogy, psychology and sport training theory to specific sports for different age groups
• present, correct and logically argue the technique of exercises
• propose basic recommendations in the field of regeneration and nutrition for athletes and the general population
• to acquire basic knowledge in the field of physical education teaching methodology
• critically evaluate and apply new scientific knowledge in the field of fitness training in recreational and performance athletes and the general population
• define the structure of sports performance in a given sport

The graduate of the OKT study programme can be employed in positions for which he/she has acquired the theoretical prerequisites and in which he/she has acquired practical skills during his/her studies. In real terms, the graduate will be prepared to work as an employee or self-employed person in the field of fitness and personal training (specialization Fitness trainer). Specifically, these are two main areas, sport (recreational and performance) and physical activity of the general population. In the field of sport, we expect to find employment in both the private and public sectors in the sphere of planning, management and implementation of fitness training (sports clubs, sports centres, sports centres for talented youth, sports gymnasiums, etc.), and in the field of physical activity of the general population in the sphere of planning, organisation and implementation of physical activity programmes aimed at primary prevention (fitness and wellness centres, leisure centres, etc.).

Graduates will be linguistically prepared (in English) to apply their acquired knowledge even beyond the borders of the Czech Republic.

The most common positions and areas of employment for graduates will include:

* Strength and personal trainer (for individuals, sports clubs, sports centers, wellness and fitness centers, and sports associations);

* Coach or instructor in associations and organizations that conduct leisure activities aimed at designing and implementing comprehensive movement programs focused on fitness, performance, and clients' health.

A mandatory part of the study program includes two professional internships (Practice and Coaching-Methodological Practice), accompanied by supervision, with a total duration of 75+75 hours.

The internships are preceded by the course Preparation for Practice, which serves as a theoretical and practical introduction to these subjects. The internships focus on both individual client work and group-led training programs.

The goal of the internships is to gain experience in leadership, management, planning, documentation, and evaluation of physical activities-skills that will help students adapt to labor market demands. Additionally, the internships provide insight into teamwork dynamics, division of responsibilities (head coach, strength and conditioning coach, physiotherapist), and essential administrative tasks related to coaching (attendance records, injury documentation, and training content tracking).

The guidelines for the choice of the topic and the preparation of the bachelor's/master's thesis are regulated by the FSpS guidelines. The guidelines and instructions for the state examination are published on the faculty website.

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor's degree programmeFitness and Personal Trainer, graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme will have the opportunity to continue their studies in the follow-up Master's degree programme Strength and Conditioning Training and Applied Kinesiology and related programmes with a corresponding pedagogical-training basis (e.g. Secondary School Teacher Training in Physical Education).