Overview
These standards have been developed for each area of fitness and exercise instruction covered by the Register and are aligned with the ICREPs Global Standards — the international benchmark established by the International Confederation for Registers of Exercise Professionals (ICREPs), of which REPs Pakistan is a proud member.
The standards ensure that every REPs Pakistan–registered instructor is qualified, competent, and professionally capable of delivering safe and effective fitness services in line with global best practices.
Entry Categories
Gym Standards
A1. Promote health and safety as an exercise professional
A2. Apply principles of fitness, anatomy and physiology in fitness instruction
A3. Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific populations
A4. Deliver a positive customer experience to clients
A5. Support client motivation and adherence
A6. Develop professional practice and personal career in the health and fitness industry
B1. Provide healthy eating and lifestyle information to clients
B2. Conduct gym inductions, health screening and fitness assessments
B3. Plan and instruct exercise in the gym
Group Fitness Standards Freestyle
A1. Promote health and safety as an exercise professional
A2. Apply principles of fitness, anatomy and physiology in fitness instruction
A3. Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific populations
A4. Deliver a positive customer experience to clients
A5. Support client motivation and adherence
A6. Develop professional practice and personal career in the health and fitness industry
C1. Conduct health screening
C3. Plan and instruct group exercise
Group Fitness Standards Pre-Choreographed
A1. Promote health and safety as an exercise professional
A2. Apply principles of fitness, anatomy and physiology in fitness instruction
A3. Recognise and apply exercise considerations for specific populations
A4. Deliver a positive customer experience to clients
A5. Support client motivation and adherence
A6. Develop professional practice and personal career in the health and fitness industry
C1. Conduct health screening
C2. Deliver Pre-choreographed group exercise to music
Personal Trainer Standards
D1. Conduct client consultations and fitness assessments
D2. Apply the principles of exercise science to programme design
D3. Apply the principles of nutrition & weight management within an exercise programme
D4. Design personal training programmes
D5. Plan and deliver personal training sessions
D6. Support long-term behaviour change by monitoring client exercise adherence and applying motivational techniques
D7. Manage, review, adapt and evaluate personal training programmes
Matbased Pilates Standards
1. Anatomy and physiology for Pilates
2. Professional practice and personal career development
3. Supporting and educating the client
4. Provide customer service
5. Adaptations, modifications and contraindications for special populations
6. Health, safety and welfare
7. Principles of exercise and programming for Pilates
8. Principles, fundamentals, philosophy and origins of Mat Pilates
9. Collect and analyse relevant information and agree goals with Pilates participants
10. Assessing the Pilates client
11. Plan and design Mat-based Pilates programme (group class and one to one)
12. Prepare to instruct Mat-based Pilates sessions
13. Teach, adapt, modify and progress Mat-based Pilates exercises
14. One to one Re-assessments
Pilates Comprehensive Standards
- Unit 1. Principles, fundamentals, philosophy and origins of Comprehensive Pilates
- Unit 2. Plan and design a Comprehensive Pilates programme
- Unit 3. Prepare to instruct Comprehensive Pilates sessions
- Unit 4. Teach, adapt, modify and progress Comprehensive Pilates
Additional Categories
Pre-Postnatal Standards
Unit 1 (E4) Understand professional roles and responsibilities for pregnant and postnatal participants
Unit 2 (E4) Understand the anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes during the pregnancy and postnatal periods
Unit 3 (E4) Support health and well-being for pregnant and postnatal clients
Unit 4 (E4) Collect and analyse information about pregnant and postnatal client
Unit 5 (E4) Plan exercise for pregnant and postnatal clients
Unit 6 (E4) Instruct exercise session for pregnant and postnatal clients
Unit 7 (E4) Evaluate and review exercise for pregnant and postnatal clients
Youth Standards
Unit 1 (E3) Understand professional roles and responsibilities when working with children and young people
Unit 2 (E3) Understand the anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes in children and young people
Unit 3 (E3) Support health and well-being for children and young people
Unit 4 (E3) Collect and analyse information about children and young people
Unit 5 (E3) Plan exercise for children and young people
Unit 6 (E4) Instruct exercise session for children and young people
Unit 7 (E4) Evaluate and review exercise for children and young people
Older Adults Standards
Unit 1 (E1) Understand professional roles and responsibilities
Unit 2 (E1) Understand the anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes in older adults
Unit 3 (E1) Support health and well-being for older adults
Unit 4 (E1) Collect and analyse information about older adults
Unit 5 (E1) Plan exercise for older adults
Unit 6 (E1) Instruct exercise session for older adults
Unit 7 (E1) Evaluate and review exercise for older adults
Disability Standards
Unit 1 (E2) Understand professional roles and responsibilities when working with disabled participants
Unit 2 (E2) The key considerations affecting working with clients with disabilities
Unit 3 (E2) Support health and well-being for disabilities
Unit 4 (E2) Collect and analyse information about clients with disabilities
Unit 5 (E2) Plan exercise for clients with disabilities
Unit 6 (E2) Instruct exercise session for clients with disabilities
Unit 7 (E2) Evaluate and review exercise for clients with disabilities
Yoga Instructor
- REPs Pakistan and ICREPs do not currently have Yoga Standards.
- However a Yoga Instructor who has trained to at least the RYT 200 standard under internationally recognized Yoga Alliance guidelines can apply for membership.