Aim: This course helps CrossFit Affiliates or those working in functional fitness to gain confidence when working with individuals who are overweight or obese. Additionally, you will gain confidence when working with individuals who are living with diabetes [Type 1 and Type 2]. Not only will this course help you to understand how to advise and encourage increased physical activity for those living with obesity you will learn the about the main side considerations associated with obesity allowing you to adapt classes to reduce and manage side effects during exercise. The course will also help Affiliates to design exercise programmes 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.