Aims: This course helps CrossFit Affiliates or those working in functional fitness to gain confidence when working with individuals who are living with, undergoing treatment for, or recovering from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Not only will this course help you to understand how to advise and encourage increased physical activity for those living with CVD, you will learn about the main side effects of different CVD treatments and how you can adapt classes to reduce and manage side effects during exercise. The course will help Affiliates to design exercise programs in line with individual treatment plans helping to facilitate recovery, maintain activities of daily life and improve mental well-being.

On this course, you will have access to pre-course reading material and our FiiT for Life learning management system which includes academic resources as well as practical programming considerations and templates. We also welcome coaches on our FiiT for Life courses to join our online community where you will have access to our team of specialists to ask for advice, share ideas and help grow your clinical exercise experiences.