Functional Training and Functional Strength Training
Functional Training is an approach to exercise that aims to improve the body’s ability to perform everyday activities, occupational duties, recreational tasks, and sports movements with greater efficiency, confidence, and safety. Unlike traditional exercise programmes that often isolate individual muscles, functional training emphasises integrated movement patterns involving multiple joints and muscle groups working together as a coordinated system. Typical functional movements include squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, rotating, lifting, carrying, reaching, bending, and changing direction.
A specialised branch of this approach is Functional Strength Training (FST), which focuses on developing strength that can be transferred directly to real-life and sport-specific activities. FST combines traditional resistance training with the enhancement of movement quality, balance, stability, coordination, mobility, agility, and neuromuscular control. The objective is not merely to lift heavier loads but to improve the body’s ability to generate, absorb, and control force under real functional conditions.
The goals of functional training include improving stability, balance, strength, agility, coordination, mobility, and movement efficiency in situations that reflect the physical demands of daily life and sport. By training movement rather than isolated muscles, individuals become better prepared to cope with the challenges of work, recreation, and athletic participation.
Functional strength training utilises a wide variety of training methods and equipment, including free weights, kettlebells, medicine balls, suspension trainers, resistance bands, bodyweight exercises, agility drills, and integrated movement patterns. Exercises are frequently performed across the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes of movement to better replicate real-life activities.
Fitness and sports professionals undertaking this programme receive intensive practical instruction in the application of body-resistance and weight-training methods to enhance physical performance for both everyday living and sport.
Why Functional Strength Training is Valuable for Fitness Professionals
Improves client outcomes by enhancing functional strength, mobility, balance, and coordination.
Increases client engagement through varied, dynamic, and enjoyable training sessions.
Reduces injury risk by correcting movement limitations and improving movement efficiency.
Expands programming options for children, adults, older adults, athletes, and special populations.
Enhances professional credibility through evidence-based exercise prescription and movement expertise.
Improves client retention by delivering individualised programmes that produce meaningful, real-world results.
Benefits for Clients
Clients often experience improved posture, greater balance and stability, enhanced strength for daily activities and sport, reduced risk of falls and training-related injuries, and increased confidence and quality of life.
By bridging the gap between exercise and real-world performance, Functional Strength Training enables people to move better, become stronger, and function more effectively in the activities that matter most.
Professional Recognition and Career Progression
REPS UAE Recognition
The Specialist in Functional Strength Training Clinic is approved by REPS UAE and carries 10 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. This recognition reflects the clinic’s educational quality and relevance to contemporary fitness practice, supporting lifelong learning, professional competence, and credibility within the fitness, exercise, health, sports conditioning, and Pilates industries.
However, the true value of this clinic extends far beyond the CPD points awarded. For Personal Trainers, the programme provides practical tools and coaching strategies that can immediately enhance service delivery. Trainers learn how to design purposeful, movement-based programmes, improve exercise selection and coaching cues, progress and regress exercises appropriately, and address the real-life functional needs of diverse clients. These competencies enable professionals to deliver more effective sessions, improve client outcomes, increase client retention, and differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
European Standards Alignment
This clinic also forms an integral component of our Personal Training Education Programme, which is aligned with European Standards Level 4 professional competencies. The knowledge and skills developed through the clinic complement broader professional qualifications and support progression into advanced areas of practice.
Successful completion of the clinic contributes towards career development pathways within our:
Personal Training Qualifications
Strength and Sports Conditioning Qualifications
Bodybuilding Coaching Qualifications
Medical Exercise Qualifications
The practical and theoretical competencies acquired during this programme provide learners with a structured route towards enhanced professional recognition, career advancement, and expanded employment opportunities within the global fitness, wellness, sports performance, and rehabilitation sectors.
Graduates will develop a deeper understanding of how to apply functional resistance training principles safely and effectively across a wide range of populations. Whether working with athletes striving to optimise performance, fitness enthusiasts seeking improved health, children developing movement skills, older adults aiming to maintain independence, or individuals with specialised needs, participants will be better equipped to design, deliver, and supervise evidence-informed, goal-specific training programmes.
By combining internationally recognised professional development with immediately applicable coaching skills, this clinic empowers fitness professionals to become more competent practitioners and more valuable contributors to the health and performance of the communities they serve.
Personal Training and Strength & Conditioning
The Specialist in Functional Strength Training Clinic provides fitness and sports professionals with approximately 12 hours of intensive practical instruction in the application of body-resistance and weight-training methods to enhance human movement and physical performance. The clinic focuses on the effective use of Functional Strength Training (FST) principles to improve the ability of individuals to perform everyday tasks with greater ease and efficiency, while also enhancing athletic performance across a variety of sporting contexts.
Functional Strength Training is an evidence-informed approach that develops strength through movement patterns that closely resemble the demands of daily life, work, recreation, and sport. Rather than isolating individual muscles, FST integrates multiple joints and muscle groups to improve the body’s ability to generate, absorb, and control force efficiently. By combining resistance training with dynamic movement, participants learn how to improve coordination, balance, mobility, stability, and neuromuscular control.
For Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, and other fitness professionals, Functional Strength Training offers significant practical benefits. Incorporating FST principles into client programmes can:
Enhance client outcomes by improving functional strength, mobility, coordination, and movement efficiency.
Increase client engagement through dynamic, multi-planar exercises that make training more enjoyable and purposeful.
Reduce the risk of injuries by improving movement quality and preparing clients for the physical demands of everyday life and sport.
Expand programming possibilities through a wide variety of exercises, progressions, regressions, and training modalities.
Strengthen professional competence and credibility through the application of contemporary, evidence-based training methods.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the clinic, participants will be able to:
Appreciate the role of weight training, body-resistance exercises, and agility drills in enhancing functional capacity and sports performance.
Develop practical coaching skills to improve:
- Dynamic balance
- Stability
- Mobility
- Functional strength
- Speed and agility
Apply different Functional Strength Training methods according to individual client needs, abilities, and goals.
Select and modify exercises for diverse populations and varying levels of ability.
Design and deliver safe, effective, and goal-specific Functional Strength Training sessions.
Plan and adapt Functional Strength Training programmes for clients recovering from injuries and for special population groups.
Through this clinic, participants gain practical skills that enable them to deliver more effective, engaging, and purposeful training programmes that improve both quality of life and athletic performance.
This clinic is intended for professionals who work closely with individuals participating in exercise, fitness, and sport, where the possibility of training-related injuries and movement dysfunctions may arise. It is particularly relevant to practitioners who are responsible for designing, supervising, and progressing exercise programmes that promote both performance enhancement and safe participation.
The clinic is suitable for:
Personal Trainers
Pilates Teachers
Fitness Instructors and other Fitness Professionals
Physical Education Teachers
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Sports Coaches
Given the advanced and applied nature of the clinic, participants are expected to possess a sound understanding of exercise physiology, kinesiology, anatomy, biomechanics, and the exercise sciences. Ideally, applicants should hold a recognised Level 3 or Level 4 Personal Training qualification and/or an appropriate graduate or postgraduate qualification in a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience and qualifications may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
General Requirements
Applicants should:
Have successfully completed a minimum of 10 years of formal school education.
Be physically and medically fit to participate safely in the practical components of the clinic.
Demonstrate a genuine interest and commitment towards fitness, exercise, health, rehabilitation, athletic performance, or sport.
Possess sufficient professional knowledge, practical experience, and maturity to engage meaningfully with the clinic's theoretical and practical content.
Be willing to participate actively in discussions, practical workshops, peer learning activities, and supervised coaching sessions.
Professionals with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants with relevant exposure to fitness, exercise, rehabilitation, or sport are welcome, provided they can participate safely and effectively in the learning activities and assessments.
Emergency First Aid, CPR and AED Requirement
To be eligible for final certification, all participants must hold a valid certification in Emergency First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) before undertaking the final assessment.
This requirement reflects best practice within the fitness and sports industries and ensures that graduates are prepared to recognise and respond appropriately to common medical emergencies that may occur during exercise sessions, sporting activities, and other physical activity environments. It further reinforces the professional responsibility of fitness practitioners to prioritise participant safety and duty of care at all times.
Clinic Fees & Payment Options
Course Fee
(Effective from July 1, 2026)
Course fees vary by country and location of delivery.
Please contact us for the current fee applicable in India, the UAE, or other countries.
Additional bank charges, taxes (GST / VAT, etc.) and statutory fees may apply where applicable.
Flexible Payment Options
To make professional education more accessible, instalment payment facilities are available:
India: Credit card instalment options (subject to bank approval)
UAE: Convenient instalment plans through Tabby and Tamara (subject to approval)
What Your Fee Includes
Learning Resources
Students receive access to an extensive library of learning materials, including:
Comprehensive eBooks and study guides
Complimentary time-bound access to exercise and instructional video libraries
Course handouts and academic support resources
Certifications Awarded
For Students Enrolling in India
Successful candidates may earn the following qualifications and certifications:
GĀYO Fitness Academy – Specialist in Functional Strength Training
For Students Enrolling in the UAE
Successful candidates may earn the following qualifications and certifications:
GĀYO Fitness Sports Academy – Specialist in Functional Strength Training
Important Information
- Please refer to the Events Page for the latest course fees and schedules.
- Fee quotations and pro-forma invoices are available on request and remain valid for 15 working days from the date of issue.
- Course fees are subject to revision without prior notice.
- Before enrolling, please review our Terms and Conditions regarding –
- enrolment
- academics
- fees
- refunds and cancellations
- instalment payment plans
- late payment policies
- re-examinations and reassessments
- certification, registration, and documentation procedures
For a personalised fee quotation or enrolment guidance, please contact our admissions team.
The Specialist in Functional Strength Training Clinic combines evidence-based theory with intensive practical application, enabling participants to understand the science of functional movement and confidently apply Functional Strength Training (FST) principles in professional practice.
Online Learning Components
The online component establishes the theoretical foundation required for the effective design and delivery of Functional Strength Training programmes. Participants will explore the concepts and principles underpinning modern functional training and gain an understanding of how these methods contribute to health, fitness, and sports performance.
Topics include:
Introduction to the theory and principles of Functional Training and Functional Strength Training.
Objectives and goals of Functional Strength Training in both general fitness and athletic settings.
The physiology of Functional Strength Training, including neuromuscular adaptations and energy system considerations.
The relevance and application of functional training in contemporary fitness practice.
Gary Gray's Theory of Chain Reaction®, including the concept of locomotion chains and three-dimensional movement.
Important considerations relating to safety, progression, regression, exercise selection, and client readiness.
Principles involved in designing Functional Strength Training programmes for diverse populations.
Understanding and applying the Functional Continuum, enabling trainers to select appropriate exercises according to individual needs and goals.
Offline Practical Components
The face-to-face practical sessions provide participants with the opportunity to develop coaching competence and practical proficiency through supervised instruction and hands-on experience.
Practical topics include:
Warm-up principles and movement preparation strategies.
Developing functional strength for the core musculature, lower body, and linear speed development.
Functional training techniques aimed at improving balance, coordination, stability, mobility, and agility.
Application of bodyweight and body-resistance exercises.
Training methods using agility ladders, mini hurdles, stability balls, balance discs, slide boards, and other functional training tools.
Functional Strength Training techniques using free weights, kettlebells, and resistance-based exercises.
Coaching cues, exercise progressions and regressions, spotting, and movement correction.
Integration of functional exercises into safe, effective, and goal-specific training sessions.
By integrating theory with practice, the clinic equips participants with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills required to deliver Functional Strength Training programmes across a wide range of fitness, health, and sports settings.
Course Duration and Learning Hours
The Functional Strength Training comprises a total of 20 learning hours, delivered through a blended learning approach that combines online instruction, guided home study, independent practice, and intensive face-to-face training.
Video Library Access
As part of the clinic, participants receive complimentary access to the Academy’s stretching video library for two months following the completion of the clinic. This resource enables participants to review techniques, reinforce learning, and implement stretching programmes with confidence.
Participants who wish to continue accessing the video library after the complimentary period may subscribe for an annual fee. This subscription provides ongoing access to the Academy’s stretching and mobility resources, including exercise demonstrations and programme support materials.
Blended Learning Hours
Total Contact Hours: 12 hours
Online Theory: 2 Sessions × 2 hours = 04 Hours
Offline Practical: 1 Day × 8 hours = 08 Hours
Guided Home Study & Assignments: 08 Hours
Total Learning Duration: 20 hours
Practical Teaching Assessment
Teaching and coaching advanced resistance exercises: Maximum Marks: 100
Programme Design Assignment: Maximum Marks: 100
Case Study Presentation and Viva Voce: Maximum Marks: 100
Total Marks: 300
Assessment Outcome
| Percentage | Result |
| 70% and above | Successfully Completed – Fit to Work |
| 60–69.99% | Pass |
| 50–59.99% | Conditional Pass / Further Development Recommended |
| Below 50% | Referred for Re-training and Re-assessment |
Certifications Awarded
For Students Enrolling in India
Successful candidates may earn the following qualifications and certifications:
GĀYO Fitness Academy – Specialist in Functional Strength Training
For Students Enrolling in the UAE
Successful candidates may earn the following qualifications and certifications:
GĀYO Fitness Sports Academy – Specialist in Functional Strength Training
GĀYO FITNESS ACADEMY and RESEARCH CENTER PRIVATE LIMITED (GFAR) – INDIA
GĀYO FITNESS SPORTS ACADEMY (GFSA) – UAE
TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENROLMENT and ACADEMICS
Part 1 – Definitions
“Skilling” means the process of acquiring the foundational knowledge, practical competencies and professional skills necessary to commence a career, occupation, professional practice or self-employment activity in a specified field.
“Vocational Course” or “Entry-Level Course” means a structured education and training programme:
- conducted over a minimum period of fifteen (15) days;
- delivered through online or virtual instruction, offline or physical instruction, or a combination of both (“Blended Learning”); and
- designed to provide the Student with the foundational knowledge and practical competencies required to commence a career or professional practice in the relevant subject, discipline or exercise format.
“Upskilling” means the process of updating, improving or expanding a Student’s existing professional knowledge, abilities or competencies in a specific skill or subject area.
“Upskilling Clinic” or “Clinic” means a focused training programme conducted over one (1) day and ordinarily comprising not more than six (6) instructional hours. A Clinic is intended to teach, update or improve a specific skill-set through explanation and demonstration by the presenter, together with supervised practice by the attendees.
“Reskilling” means the process of acquiring substantially new knowledge and competencies that enable a Student to perform a different professional role, provide a new service, or adopt a new training discipline or exercise format.
“Cross-Skilling” means the process of acquiring knowledge and competencies in an additional or complementary subject area that extends the Student’s existing professional scope and enables the Student to provide related services across different training disciplines or exercise formats.
“Reskilling/Cross-Skilling Workshop” or “Workshop” means an intensive education and practical training programme conducted over a minimum period of two (2) days and ordinarily comprising twelve (12) or more instructional hours. A Workshop shall provide in-depth knowledge, demonstrations and supervised practical training for the purpose of developing proficiency in a new training skill, professional discipline or exercise format.
“Event” means and includes any seminar, conference, competition, contest or other organised activity designed to supplement, support or complement any Course, Clinic or Workshop.
“Programme” means, individually or collectively as the context requires, any Course, Clinic, Workshop or Event. Any reference to a Programme in these Terms and Conditions shall be construed in the specific context of the Course, Clinic, Workshop or Event in which the Student or Attendee has enrolled.
“Enrolment” means completion of the admission process for a Programme, including:
- payment in full of the applicable Programme fee, unless an instalment arrangement has been expressly approved in writing by the Relevant Academy;
- submission of all documents, information, forms and declarations required for admission; and
- satisfaction of all eligibility and admission requirements applicable to the Programme.
Payment of the applicable fee alone, or submission of the required documents alone, shall not constitute a valid or completed Enrolment. Enrolment shall be deemed complete only after all applicable requirements have been fulfilled and the Relevant Academy has confirmed the Enrolment.
“Applicable Context and Jurisdiction” means that these Terms and Conditions shall be read and construed with reference to the nature of the specific Programme enrolled in and the country in which it is offered or delivered, including India, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) or any other country. The Enrolment and Programme shall also be subject to the applicable laws, regulatory requirements and mandatory consumer protections of that country.
“Relevant Academy” means:
- for Programmes offered or delivered in India, Gāyo Fitness Academy And Research Centre Private Limited (“GFAR”);
- for Programmes offered or delivered in the UAE, Gayo Fitness Sports Academy, Dubai (“GFSA”); and
- for Programmes offered or delivered in any other country, the GĀYO entity, authorised partner or service provider expressly identified in the applicable enrolment form, invoice, receipt or official Programme communication.
For the avoidance of doubt, completion of any Course, Clinic, Workshop or Event shall not, by itself, guarantee employment, income, professional registration, accreditation, certification or any legal right to practise, except to the extent expressly stated in writing by the Relevant Academy.
Part 2 - INTRODUCTION:
On the basis of the information that you have collected through the relevant website/s, online, social media, face-to-face seminars and overview sessions, brochures and other media and studied, you understand and accept the following clauses:
The PROGRAM is a blended course comprising the modules listed below and such other that may be introduced from time to time:
- Online lectures – both face-to-face “live” classroom sessions and recorded sessions.
- Guided home study which will be both study of “theory” subjects and practical training.
- “Live”, physical practical training in various exercise formats including but not restricted to weight (strength) training, plyometrics, functional training, flexibility and stretching, First Aid & CPR with AED drills and such other training that may be added or replaced from time to time.
The PROGRAM’s course syllabus, knowledge delivery, duration and teaching faculty (tutors, assessors and internal quality assurers) are of the highest standards that comply with the requirements of the –
- For students in India and the United Arab Emirates, European Standards’ European Register of Exercise Professionals – EREPS – Level 4
- For students in India, the University of Mumbai
- For students in the United Arab Emirates, Register of Exercise Professionals – UAE (REPS UAE)
The PROGRAM, in India, is aligned with the Government of India’s Skills India initiative through the Sports, Leisure, Physical Education and Leisure Sector Council (SPEFL-SC) under the National Skills Development Corporation Ltd., (NSDC).
In India, the PROGRAM is conducted by Gāyo Fitness Academy And Research Centre Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as “GFAR”) and in the UAE by Gayo Fitness Sports Academy (hereinafter referred to as “GFSA”) as per the academic and quality assurance standards of the said Academies and meet the requirements of REPS UAE, EREPS.
You will physically attend for the entire duration of the PROGRAM that you enrol to in India or in the UAE.
If you are physically present in India, you will enrol to and attend the PROGRAM in India; if you are physically present in the UAE, you will enrol to and attend the PROGRAM in the UAE. You are not permitted to enrol to the PROGRAM in India and complete it in the UAE or vice versa.
Part 3 – FEES
All government taxes will be paid as applicable.
If you are in India, you will enrol to the PROGRAM conducted by GFAR and pay the fee to GFAR; If you are in the UAE, you will enrol to the PROGRAM conducted by GFSA and pay the fee to GFSA.
The PROGRAM fee is the fee you will pay for the entire course including theory and practical training – both online and offline, eBOOKS, examinations and certification as published on this website and as shared through social and other media from time to time.
You will pay the PROGRAM fee in full and final settlement within seven working days before the date of the commencement of the PROGRAM course.
Upon your request and application to GFAR or GFSA, you may be allowed to pay the PROGRAM Fee in equated monthly instalments (EMIs) subject to the below-mentioned conditions:
- The number of EMIs will be determined and permitted solely by GFSA and their decision will be final.
- You will not be eligible to any discount on the PROGRAM fee.
The Fee/s as above is / are liable to change without prior notice due to circumstances beyond GFAR or GFSA’s control.
The above fee/s may vary from batch to batch due to the additional programs / workshops and / or translation and / or services provided.
You have ascertained and accepted the fee amount/s at the time of this enrolment and you shall pay accordingly.
You promise to pay as per the schedule of payments as laid down by GFAR or GFSA through the pro-forma invoice raised on you and / or communicated to you verbally or textually.
Cancellation of enrolment by you will lead to –
- Cancellation of enrolment before commencement of course, and the fee you have paid will be refunded to you after deduction of an administrative charge of which is 10% of the PROGRAM fee.
- After commencement of the PROGRAM in which you have attended at least one but not more than three online theory lectures or one “live”, physical practical training day, you will be refunded the fee after the deduction of 25% of the PROGRAM fee subject to the clinics, workshops attended and extent and quantum of learning resources provided.
- After commencement of the PROGRAM course in which you have attended four or more or more online theory lectures or two or more “live”, physical practical training days and thereafter you wish to discontinue your enrolment, you will not be eligible for any refund whatsoever irrespective of the reason for the discontinuation save at the discretion of GFAR or GFSA.
- If you do not want a refund but want to defer the PROGRAM, you may choose to continue in the next possible batch within a time limit of 12 months from the date of certification in the PROGRAM course batch in which you are currently enrolled; for this purpose, GFAR or GFSA will issue you a “credit note” valid for only 12 months from the date of the certification in the said course batch you are currently enrolled to ands this credit note will be adjusted against the fee applicable for the PROGRAM at the time of the next enrolment.
- In the case of your cancellation of the enrolment, you will follow the prescribed procedure for the discontinuation and refund if any and transfer to the next PROGRAM batch and the GFAR / GFSA’s decision in this regard will be final.
- In the case of frequent delay of seven or more days from the scheduled payment dates or default in payment, whether in one lump sum or in equated monthly instalments, your enrolment will be cancelled and the fee paid will not be refunded; the certificates for any clinic or workshops you attended as part of the PROGRAM will be awarded to you.
GFAR or GFSA will levy additional fees as follows.
- Assessment Grade Appeal Procedure and Fee. You understand and accept that if you want to appeal against the Course Assessment and Result / Grade, you will
- Submit the prescribed Appeal Against Grade form to GFAR or GFSA with who you are enrolled
- Submit the ORIGINAL certificate issued to you
- Pay Appeals fee as per section requested for re-evaluation:
- Home Assignments: the fee will be 5% of the PROGRAM fee
- Theory Examination: the fee will be 5% of the PROGRAM fee
- Practical Assessment & Viva Voce: the fee will be 15% of the PROGRAM fee.
- Option for All Sections: the fee will be 10% of the PROGRAM fee.
- Your performance along with necessary documents will be placed before the GFAR / GFSA’s Appeals Committee in their next available meeting.
- Your Dossier on the website (linked through the QR code on certificate) will show the following remark: “Awarded grade is currently suspended pending confirmation, upgrade or downgrade after Appeal Against Grade is decided.”
- The student’s performance will be re-evaluated. There will be one of three likely decisions:
- Upgrade according re-evaluated marking
- Downgrade according to re-evaluated marking
- Maintain the same grade
- The Appeals Adjudication process may take eight to ten weeks from date of application and payment of the fee.
- The decision of Appeals Committee will be final. Their decision will be posted in the dossier on the website.
- If your grade is maintained, you will receive the original certificate; if the grade is changed, a fresh certificate will be issued to you.
- Re-Exam fee
- The additional fee will be payable on this account if the student has not earned more than 50% in each of the Assessment and Examination sections. The student will be the informed of his / her performance results through the Performance Letter.
- The Re-Exam fee will be payable for each of the Sections in which the student has to be re-examined.
- The Re-Exam fee will be 10% of the PROGRAM per each section of the examination – that is: (i) Home Assignments, (i) Theory exam (online or offline), (iii) Case Study and Viva Voce and (iv) Practical Teaching Assessment.
- Issue of Duplicate Certificate
- If you have lost or damaged the original certificate, you may be issued with a DUPLICATE copy of the ORIGINAL certificate provided you
- Pay the fee of 5% of the PROGRAM fee
- submit an affidavit or letter to the effect that since the ORIGINAL certificate is lost you request for the issuance of a DUPLICATE and you alone will be responsible for all legal and financial consequences of both the ORIGINAL and DUPLICATE being in simultaneous possession with you and / or circulation with other persons.
- If you have lost or damaged the original certificate, you may be issued with a DUPLICATE copy of the ORIGINAL certificate provided you
- Learning Resources: The PROGRAM fee includes the cost of all eBOOKS (soft copies of books in PDF format) and access to a limited number of exercise videos through Google Drive or Academy’s website or other digital means.
- If you want the textbooks in the form of hard copies, you will be charged additionally.
- This fee will be paid at any time during the conduct of the Course and the books will be delivered within 15 working days of the payment.
- Access to the exercise videos is limited; access to the full library of videos relevant to the PROGRAM will be available on yearly subscription fee as notified from time to time.
- Payment Procedure
- All fees or charges or penalties will be payable to the bank account of GFAR in Mumbai or GFSA in Dubai, UAE, depending on the location of the PROGRAM you have enrolled to.
- The mode of payment will be as per the directions of the GFAR or GFSA to the respective bank account in India or UAE.
- GFAR or GFSA will raise the invoice and issue receipts for the fee payments made.
- GFAR or GFSA will NOT be responsible for payments by you to any unauthorized payee irrespective of whether the other party / payee is our representative or not.
- After the payment is made, you must communicate to GFAR or GFSA’s office the payment transaction details in the following format:
- Name of student
- Course / Exam name
- Amount of Payment
- Date of Payment
- Bank from which payment made
- Name of person from whose account payment is made
- Payment Transaction reference number
- Screenshot of payment
- Total Payable
- Balance payable if any
- Complimentary courses / certifications
- GFAR or GFSA may offer to you from time to offer certain courses, certifications, products or services free of additional cost as a “complimentary” gift or facility.
- This complimentary gift or facility will be introduced, continued and discontinued at any time at the discretion of GFAR or GFSA.
- The duration of the complimentary gift or facility and the timing of its grant is entirely at the discretion of GFAR or GFSA.
- GFAR and GFSA retain the right to refuse the grant of any complimentary facility on grounds of indiscipline, poor academic performance in terms of grades, or reasons beyond its control.
- As this complimentary facility is NOT paid for by the student, GFAR or GFSA’s decisions in the matter will be final and absolute.
- The complimentary offer is one-time offer only and will not be re-applied in the event EREPS, Skills India, University or other authorities change rules of enrolment, knowledge delivery, assessment, or certification or other related process and / or for any reason beyond GFAR or GFSA’s control.
Part 4 – ACADEMICS
You shall strictly meet the pre-enrolment criteria including minimum education qualification as required by GFAR or GFSA failing which you will be barred from the enrolment.
You agree to abide by the rules relating to education & training, examination / assessment leading to certification for PROGRAM.
As per PROGRAM requirements, you will attend practical training and teaching assessment and submit video recordings of assignments and undergo evaluations / examinations as required.
You agree to and permit the said video recording/s and / or your personal and academic records to be shared with other academic bodies for only confidential academic purposes and not for commercial or public use or display.
The PROGRAM and other certificates will be awarded only upon successful completion of the training, assignments and examinations, minimum attendance and real-time evaluation, according to the academic standards published on www.gayofitnessacademy.com, provided you have paid the fee is paid in full.
You agree to renew, on your own at your own expense, PROGRAM / UAE REPS / EREPS / other related certifications including the First Aid & CPR certificate before the date of certificate expiry by attending continuing education workshops / seminars if any and by paying the requisite renewal fee as at the time of renewal.
You undertake to comply with the rules and regulations of GFSA / UAE REPS / EREPS and other accreditation bodies in connection with your PROGRAM as also comply with regulations of training centre / facility / premises where you will attend PROGRAM training program /course failing which you alone will be responsible for loss of or damage to person / property in the said centre / facility / premises and neither GFAR or GFSA nor its officers nor teaching faculty will be held liable for the same.
You will comply with the directions, instructions and requirements as also terms and conditions relating to the PROGRAM / UAE REPS / EREPS / Skills India SPEFL-SC, etc as may be changed from time to time.
Part 5 – GENERAL
You understand and accept that during the PROGRAM training, you may suffer from exercise-related or non-exercise related or other injury / accident.
You have voluntarily enrolled to the training program / course having convinced yourself that GFAR or GFSA and their training faculty and training facility providers have exercised due diligence in ensuring a safe training program.
You will not hold them, singly or jointly, responsible in any manner for the injury to you or damage to your property.
You authorize GFAR or GFSA to receive / archive / courier / email / share your PROGRAM / GFSA / UAE REPS / EREPS / other certificate/s and learning resources, related documents, as also my personal information as shared with GFSA etc., on your behalf and this will not be considered as breach of confidentiality by you or any other party or individual on your behalf.
WAIVER.
- You solemnly affirm that you do not suffer from any medical condition or illness in body and mind.
- In case you suffer from any medical condition in the future, during the PROGRAM, you will submit your medical doctor’s certificate confirming that you are fit or unfit to enrol to and / or continue participate in the PROGRAM.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER:
- You absolve GFAR or GFSA from any or all liabilities that may arise due to your own actions or for reasons outside the control during the training course you are now enrolled to and, thereafter, in your interactions with your clients, employers, regulatory authorities, etc.
- You will not hold GFA responsible for any injury or loss of property that may occur during the PROGRAM course.
- You have referred to the terms & conditions, specific warranties and disclaimers for and on each training program / course and related learning resources.
- The enrolment to and payment of the fee for the PROGRAM including learning resources, attending the live or physical or offline training program and possessing, using and / or allowing the use thereof indicates and confirms your acceptance of and agreement with these Terms and Conditions
FINALITY. In case of any issue not covered above, GFAR or GFSA’s decision will final in the matter.
You have studied and you now, through the enrolment to the PROGRAM, accept unconditionally the above Terms and Conditions specific to the CERITIFCATE COURSE FOR PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINERS – PROGRAM – course and accordingly enrol to the said PROGRAM.