Running and Fitness Coaching Education in India

INTRODUCTION

The Health and Fitness Industry in India has been steadily growing with more and more people making a shift towards a healthy lifestyle incorporating exercise, nutrition and overall mind-body wellness. This is evident with the rise in the number of health clubs and gyms and an increasing number of people enthusiastically participating in recreational sports and Middle/Long Distance Running Events in towns and cities all over the country. The Fitness Industry, which in its nascent stage had a customer base of body builders, athletes and sports persons, now also caters to a health-conscious population comprising males and females of all ages with different fitness levels, health parameters and physical conditions. Thus emerges the need, as never before, of a qualified person possessing the essential knowledge and skills to coach the client to achieve a chosen fitness goal or feat, whatever it may be.

Coaching Education in India is an eclectic mix of long-term and short-term courses; full-time, part-time, home-study, online, onsite and residential programs. There are courses offered by Indian Universities, International Organizations (often in conjunction with an Indian affiliate) and Fitness Academies governed by leading Health Club Chains across the country. Health and Fitness, being a dynamic industry often requires not one, but several add-on, continuing education certifications to be completely up-to-date with current knowledge and skills which are ever-evolving. Sports and fitness education institutes host seminars, symposiums, workshops and spearhead research projects in exercise science, thus continually adding to the knowledge space and providing fertile ground for nurturing talent in various spheres of Sports and Fitness.

About YouTooCanRun

YouTooCanRun is a Social Entrepreneurship formed with a mission to “Promote Running for Good Health”. As part of its continuous endeavour to promote Running and Good Health it seeks to research and spread knowledge that is specific to Indian conditions. The purpose of this Research Paper is capture information about the fitness training industry in India in one place so that both runners and fitness trainers can benefit.

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