The Nordic Academy
Instructor Course is for people working in the fitness or health
industry - such as personal trainers, exercise physiologists, fitness
instructors, physiotherapists, nurses, etc. Its aim is to produce high
quality NW Instructors equipped with all of the necessary skills and
knowledge to benefit their clients or patients and to make their Nordic walking
programs a success.
Pre-requisites
for Participation in the Instructor Course
To
participate in the Nordic Walking Instructor Course it is necessary for
participants to already have either Leader Certificate or hold a diploma or
degree in health, sports and recreation, or have extensive knowledge and
experience as a serious sports coach. Must process with minimum of Certificate
in Coaching Level 1(NCAP One) conduct by the Singapore Sport Council
As Nordic
Walking is a new fitness activity in Singapore anyone proclaiming to
have obtained a qualification from overseas will be consulted and tested
(theory and practical) to ensure that they would pass the criteria for this
course.
Course
Numbers
4
participants is the minimum number for a course to go ahead, 10 is the maximum.
4 - 10 participants : 1 Master Trainer
Course Outline
DAY 1 9am - 4pm
* Development and present status of Nordic Walking
* Health and fitness benefits explained
* Learning the basic technique & how to teach others
* Videotape analysis and review of personal techniques
* Equipment - poles, shoes, accessories
* Stretching exercises for NW
* Marketing of NW to attract your customers
* Legal and safety issues
DAY 2 9am - 4pm
* Able to plan safe routes for
individual and group.
* Understanding major muscles
group
* To be willing and enthusiastic to promote
Nordic Walking as a great form of physical
activity to improve people health,
fitness and enjoyment of life.
* NW technique variations - jogging, bounding, double poling, skating
* Strengthening exercises for NW
* Theoretical & practical teaching assessments
Training Courses 
