Professional Practitioners Certificate in Recovery from Strenuous Exercise Course
Your athletes have read about cold plunges, compression boots, red-light and the importance of sleep. There asking whether any of it works… and whether they should be spending time, effort and money on it.
This certification gives you the answers, grounded in the research rather thans the marketing. Across the 3 units you will learn how recovery physiology actually works, evaluate the most commonly used modalities against the available evidence, and build practical, individualised recovery plans you can apply from Monday morning. The course has been designed for physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches, sports therapists, massage therapists, personal trainers and serious athletes.
What you’ll be able to do
Explain the physiology of fatigue in a language your clients will understands
Judge any recovery modality on the strength of its evidence, not its popularity
Advise confidently on sleep, nutrition, supplements, hydration as the foundations of recovery
What’s included:
Three full units of evidence based training, fully referenced
The Recovery from Strenuous Exercise book (Routledge)
10 CPD credits accredited by the FHT
End of course assessment - 10 questions, 70% pass mark, with one free resit\Ceertificate of competition for your CPD portfolio
Unit summaries mapped to the learning outcomes for quick revision
Lifetime access and free updates as the evidence develops
Study at your own pace, on any device
Sports Performance Massage
Who is it for?:
Qualified massage therapists (level 3 and above),
Sports therapists, physiotherapist, sports rehabbers
What’s included:
FHT accredited course (15 CPD credits)
Designed for those who want to work in high level sport.
Refresh and up-skill your advanced techniques
Develop your soft tissue and stretching knowledge to the next level .
Learn at your own pace
Units include, soft tissue release, myofascial release, massage and the pregnant athlete, foam rolling and trigger points, pre competition massage, muscular cramp in athletes and pre and post event stretching. All the units are accompanied with video techniques.
Receive the ‘Sports Performance Massage’ book for greater depth of understanding
Claim your e-certificate on completion of the one day practical
The Science & Practice of Breathing - Level 1
The FHT accredited introductory online CPD course to breathwork, investigates the science behind dysfunctional breathing; nasal v mouth breathing; breath holding; controlled breathing; heart rate variability improvements through correct breathing patterns’; sports performance and sleep. The course is accompanied by a number of You Tube videos which are accessed by a private link
Muscular Cramp in Athletes Course
This online CPD course is now part of the Sports Performance Massage course and addresses the causes of muscular cramp in athletic populations and explores the role of hydration, sodium, stretching, pickle juice and much more. The course is accompanied by the PDF version of the e-book by the same name for greater depth of understanding, which can be purchased seperately.
Stretch Therapy Course
For those working in therapy, fitness and conditioning, this FHT accredited online CPD course is now also available as part of the certificate in Sports Performance Massage and not only investigates the research behind different types of stretching including, static, dynamic, assisted, MET (PNF) it demonstrates (via videos) assisted stretching routines. The course is accompanied by a number of videos demonstrating the various stretching techniques used on athletic individuals.
Lymphatic Drainage Massage for Sports Injuries
This FHT accredited one day in-person CPD course (plus online material with voice-over and videos) equips learners with both the theoretical understanding and the practical competence to apply lymphatic drainage massage techniques effectively in a sports therapy context. Learners will gain a solid foundation of the principles and physiological effects of lymphatic drainage massage, including its impact on the lymphatic and circulatory systems. Learners will develop the skills to prepare and apply techniques for common MSK injuries.
