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From Group Fitness Instructor to Personal Trainer

Turn Your Teaching Experience into a Long-Term, High-Earning PT Career

 
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Already Teaching Group Fitness? Let’s Take You to the Next Level.

An exclusive pathway for Group Fitness Instructors to become fully qualified Personal Trainers — using your existing experience.

Why This Pathway Exists

At Motion Fitness Education, we work with hundreds of talented instructors who deliver amazing experiences on the studio floor — but still struggle to earn a sustainable income or expand their careers.

We built this pathway because we get it:

  • You love teaching — but back-to-back classes can burn you out

  • You have passion — but limited time for CPD and progression

  • You’re respected by members — but undervalued financially

This pathway shows you how to use your skills and teaching experience to unlock a more flexible, better-paid, and longer-lasting career as a Personal Trainer.

What the Pathway Includes

Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training

Awarded by Focus Awards and endorsed by CIMSPA (10 CPD Points), this recognised qualification allows you to:

  • Work 1:1 with clients long-term
  • Offer personal training in gyms, studios, online, or freelance
  • Design personalised fitness and lifestyle programmes
  • Create new income streams alongside you group fitness classes
  • Build your own brand or business with confidence

You’ll receive credit for your existing Level 2 Group Training or ETM qualifications, meaning you may be exempt from selected units — fast-tracking your route to certification.

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Already Teaching Group Fitness? Let’s Take You to the Next Level.

An exclusive pathway for Group Fitness Instructors to become fully qualified Personal Trainers — using your existing experience.

Why This Pathway Exists

At Motion Fitness Education, we work with hundreds of talented instructors who deliver amazing experiences on the studio floor — but still struggle to earn a sustainable income or expand their careers.

We built this pathway because we get it:

  • You love teaching — but back-to-back classes can burn you out

  • You have passion — but limited time for CPD and progression

  • You’re respected by members — but undervalued financially

This pathway shows you how to use your skills and teaching experience to unlock a more flexible, better-paid, and longer-lasting career as a Personal Trainer.

What the Pathway Includes

Level 3 Diploma Practitioner in Personal Training

Awarded by Focus Awards and endorsed by CIMSPA (10 CPD Points), this recognised qualification allows you to:

  • Work 1:1 with clients long-term
  • Offer personal training in gyms, studios, online, or freelance
  • Design personalised fitness and lifestyle programmes
  • Create new income streams alongside you group fitness classes
  • Build your own brand or business with confidence

You’ll receive credit for your existing Level 2 Group Training or ETM qualifications, meaning you may be exempt from selected units — fast-tracking your route to certification.

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Why It Works for Instructors Like You

This isn’t a generic course. This is a guided pathway built for real-world instructors like you:

 

  • You already know how to coach, motivate and lead
  • You want to study flexibly and fit learning around your classes
  • You want more freedom, income potential, and career control

The pathway allows you to add PT to your toolkit and stay in the industry longer.

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Where Our Graduates Are Working

Why Motion Fitness Education?

This course is professionally recognised, CIMSPA-endorsed, and mapped to national industry standards — ensuring it supports your development and employability across the fitness and wellbeing sector.

  • CIMSPA Endorsed – earn 10 CPD points
  • Awarded by Focus Awards, a leading UK awarding organisation
  • Delivered by a CIMSPA Enhancing Training Provider 
  • Recognised by employers and insurance providers

Hear From Those Who Have Walked This Path Already

"I’ve had a brilliant experience doing the Level 3 PT with Motion Fitness Education. The support is great and the turnaround time on giving feedback and marking assignments has been quick which has enabled me to progress at a good pace. The content covers everything you’d need to know and I feel super confident to start working with clients right away!"

- Aimee Sayers
GFI to PT Graduate

"Excellent company, making it super easy and accessible for individuals to complete fitness/gym based qualifications online and in your own time. Access to all work is super easy and efficient, and the team are always available to answer any questions/queries regarding any course or coursework. 10/10 would recommend for anyone interested in getting started in their fitness career!"

- Beth Finnie
GFI to PT Graduate

"From start to finish, I’ve had nothing but the best support from the Motion Fitness Education team! The delivery of the content has made it easy to digest and the platform is so simple to use. Any questions or concerns I had were swiftly answered in a way that made me feel reassured I was in safe hands.

The business section was particularly good, I feel armed with the tools, the technology and a business plan I can actually use!"

- Lauren McDowall
GFI to PT Graduate

How to Get Started

Because exemptions are based on your current qualifications, we’ll need to verify your existing certificates before enrolling you.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Register your interest using the form below & our team will review your qualifications

  2. We’ll confirm your exemptions and map your route

  3. You’ll get access to a tailored learning plan to become a qualified PT 

 

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Start Your GFI to PT Journey Today — Your Future Clients Are Waiting.

This exclusive pathway is your next step toward a more rewarding, sustainable and profitable career in health and fitness — without starting from scratch.

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