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Exercise and children, rising levels of obesity, fat and fit versus thin and inactive, potential health implications of obesity – all headlines that seem to appear on a daily basis.
But regardless of the headline one message comes through loud and clear – whatever someone’s shape, weight, age, gender or physical capabilities exercise is one of the keys to health and longevity.
It’s never been more important that we, as professional fitness instructors, are ready to meet this challenge, both in terms of qualifications, attitude, and social skills, as well as maintaining our own exercise regimes.
THE REGISTER OF EXERCISE PROFESSIONALS
Third floor, 8-10 Crown Hill, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1RZ Telephone 020 8686 6464 www.exerciseregister.org
Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch Registration Manager Alison Frater alison@exerciseregister.org Systems manager Rob McGregor robbie@exerciseregister.org CPD Compliance Manager Dottie Calderwood cpd@exerciseregister.org
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING STANDARDS SkillsActive Castlewood House, New Oxford St London WC1A 1PX Telephone 020 7632 2000
Technical Unit skills@skillsactive.com
EDITORIAL Publisher: Tor Davies, sportEX Editor: Sarah Owen, REPs sarah@sowrite.co.uk
ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Telephone: 0845 652 1908 Email: reps@sportex.net
DESIGN & PRODUCTION Debbie Asher debbie@sportex.net
PUBLISHED BY sportEX (Centor Publishing Ltd) Contact: Tor Davies tor@sportex.net Telephone: 0845 652 1906 Website: www.sportex.net
Since giving up teaching a few years ago I’ve had to work harder than ever in the gym to maintain my fitness levels and stay healthy – you can’t have a Registrar going off sick or huffing and puffing up a flight of stairs can you? But in April I had the chance to teach again – at the Royal College of Nurses Congress in Bournemouth where we not only had a stand but also offered daily exercise sessions for the 4,000 delegates.
Dottie Calderwood, our CPD Compliance Manager (and REPs level 3 Personal Trainer) led morning fitness walks, I took an abs session, and Rebecca Weissbort, REPs External Liaison Manager, taught a legs, bums and tums class.
All-in-all a great way to raise the profile of REPs with those directly involved in exercise referrals.
Jean-Ann Marnoch, Registrar
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