ONLINE COURSES
Master Functional
Trainer
- Gain 5 New certificates to add to your wall of accomplishments
- Become an industry leader in functional training with an indepth array of tools to help your clients reach their goals
- Make client management and coaching a breeze when you discover FTI’s proven coaching framework
- Ability to assess clients and build safe and effective programs via our program builder app
- Earn CEC’s and advance your coaching career
Expert
Movement Restoration Coach
- Become an Injury Prevention Specialist, understanding how to assess, correct and retrain clients
- Possess cutting-edge knowledge in functional movement that helps your clients move effortlessly that minimises and prevents injury
- Discover how to assess, correct and retrain clients with functional rehab protocols, co-designed with leading sports physio educators Rehab Trainer
Expert
High Performance Coach
- Become a Mental Skills Specialist so you possess the tools to keep your clients engaged, showing up consistently, and committed to their fitness journey with you
- Develop your ability to handle mental health and internal struggles within yourself and your clients
- Develop high level mental skills at overcoming limiting beliefs and mental blockages
- Create strategies that help your clients stay on track and achieve their goals with you
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Functional Mobility Course – Online
- Learn effective warm-up strategies
- Apply effective mobility methods
- Become a certified mobility coach
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Kettlebell Instructor Course Online
- Become a certified kettlebell coach
- Learn to coach complex movements
- Expertly apply programming principles
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Functional Bags Course – Online
- Apply essential strength principles
- Confidently coach fundamental soft loaded movements
- Expertly apply programming methods
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Battling Ropes Course – Online
- Learn how to effectively use the battling rope
- Apply velocity training principles
- Expertly apply 3-Dimensional movement
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Coach with Purpose
- Learn the art of coaching
- Learn how to be a great communicator
- Elevate your coaching skills to new levels
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Functional Breathing Training Certification
- Learn the biomechanics of breathing
- Learn breath drills for performance in everyday life
- Become a certified breath specialist
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Mobility Flexibility Certification for Trainers
- Understand the what, why and how of flexibility and mobility training
- Learn how to program flexibility and mobility training
- Learn how to successfully apply these principles into your training business
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Feel Your Anatomy
- Learn to feel loading patterns
- Program and teach flexibility more effectively
- Develop coaching cues to engage your clients
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Suspension Training Course Online – Crankit Essentials And Advanced
- Learn fundamental and advanced movements
- Learn the science behind the tool
- Apply programming methods for all levels of clients
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Mental Skills Training
- Building Resilience and Managing emotions
- Emotional Intelligence development
- Communication Skills Development
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Instability Training
- How the Swiss ball benefits posture and balance
- Using unstable surface training as a progression or load from a stable surface
- Advance the unstable surface training with progressive movement
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Movement Preparation Specialist
- Understand how to apply the RAMP protocol for effective prep
work - Instruct, learn and apply key prep movements
- List a system of the most current preparation protocols for a broad range of clients
- Understand how to apply the RAMP protocol for effective prep
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Functional Recovery Specialist
- Understand the importance of recovery in an exercise program
- List a range of recovery strategies available to clients in the fitness industry
- Evaluate the role of recovery strategies in a fitness training context
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Injury Prevention Kit
- The Background Story on Fitness & Injuries
- Effective Injury Screening with the Injury Prevention Kit
- Injury Prevention Coach (IPC): Applying the IPK System
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FAQs
Kettlebell certification is a credential that verifies an individual’s expertise in kettlebell training. It covers proper techniques, safety protocols, and programming. It is offered by various organizations such as StrongFirst and the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) (ASFA) (StrongFirst).
Kettlebell certification ensures you have the knowledge to train clients safely and effectively. It enhances your credibility as a fitness professional. This can open up career opportunities in personal training, group fitness, and more.
Choose a program based on your career goals. Look for recognized organizations like StrongFirst, ISSA, or the American Sport and Fitness Association. Consider if the program includes Kettlebell Certification and Functional Strength Training. Check if it focuses on general instruction, advanced techniques, or sport-specific training.
Requirements usually include completing a course, passing an exam, and showing practical skills. Some programs may also require continuing education. This helps maintain your Kettlebell Certification and Functional Strength Training
Preparation involves studying the course materials, practicing kettlebell exercises, and gaining teaching experience. It’s crucial to master the basics of Kettlebell Certification and Functional Strength Training. Focus on safety and technique
Preparation involves studying the course materials, practicing kettlebell exercises, and gaining teaching experience. It’s crucial to master the basics of Kettlebell Certification and Functional Strength Training. Focus on safety and technique
Preparation involves studying the course materials, practicing kettlebell exercises, and gaining teaching experience. It’s crucial to master the basics of Kettlebell Certification and Functional Strength Training. Focus on safety and technique.
Kettlebell training involves more dynamic, full-body movements that enhance functional strength and coordination. The unique shape of the kettlebell allows for a greater range of motion and different exercise variations compared to dumbbells
Proper technique ensures that you engage the correct muscles, maximize the benefits of each exercise, and reduce the risk of injury. It is essential to learn and practice proper form, especially with complex movements like swings and snatches
Kettlebell training mimics real-life movements, enhancing strength, stability, and mobility. It improves your ability to perform everyday tasks with greater efficiency and reduces the risk of injuries by strengthening stabilizing muscles.
ike any form of exercise, kettlebell training carries some risk, particularly if performed with improper technique. It is important to learn proper form and progress gradually to minimize the risk of injury
Common mistakes include using incorrect form, choosing inappropriate weights, and neglecting proper warm-up and cool-down routines. These can lead to injuries and reduce the effectiveness of the training.
Tarek Chouja
Tarek Chouja is the co-founder of the Functional Training Institute (FTI). FTI started in 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Tarek has improved coaching and training in movement and injury prevention. He led FTI to create the first approved kettlebell and battling ropes courses in Australia. Tarek also developed the Adaptive Functional Training Systems (Adaptive FTS). His work has certified over 5,000 fitness professionals in 15 countries. FTI is now a leader in functional training certification.
