WORDS HATTIE PARISH
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CHECK THE CV
Start by getting the basics right and always check your trainer’s credentials and qualifications – a good one will have no problem showing these to you. ‘In the UK, the minimum requirement is REPS (Register Of Exercise Professionals) Level 3,’ says Hugh Hanley, head of personal training and fitness at Virgin Active. Funded by the Department of Health, REPS guarantees that fitness professionals on its books meet required standards and possess acceptable qualifications. ‘If a trainer is advertising themselves as a specialist, they should have completed additional courses with further REPSaccredited points.’ What about that yoga teacher who’s hired the local church hall? ‘If someone is hiring a hall, they should have Instructor Public and Teacher Liability (Professional Indemnity) Insurance to ensure, at the very least, they are qualified and insured to teach exercise.’
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