Community & Social Action

Smart Moves: Managing Fitness and Lifestyle for Success

Introduction

What is Introduction?

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

This course provides an introduction to health and wellbeing, exercise and activity. Whether you’re looking to start your journey into working in the fitness and active leisure sector, or just want to improve your own lifestyle, then this is the course for you.

Prefer to talk? Call 01226 776000 or email advice@northern.ac.uk and one of our team will get back to you.

Introduction

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

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Course content

On this course you will cover:

The importance of a balanced diet to a healthy lifestyle.

The importance of exercise to a healthy lifestyle.

The importance of emotional and mental well-being.

How to improve your own lifestyle.

What can this course lead to?

Learners can progress on to higher level courses to continue their fitness and active leisure journey.

Entry 3 Award in Sport, Fitness and Active Leisure

Course session dates

Useful information

During this course learners will be expected to take part in exercise activities and should wear appropriate exercise clothing and footwear.

When does this start and end?

We have 2 different start dates for this course:

6 November 2025 - 7 November 2025
23 March 2026 - 25 March 2026

What are the entry requirements?

No formal qualifications are required to study this course. Learners will be required to take part in physical activity and should be prepared to partake fully.

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