1. • Why should I choose Body Blueprint Fitness over others?
   • How long will the correspondence course take me?
   • How many assignments are there?
   • Will I get my assignments back?
   • Is there an exam at the end?
   • Will this course give me all the information I need to pass the provincial exam?
   • I have no desire to instruct fitness. Will this course benefit me?
   • Once I have taken this course, where to from there?
   • If I need extra help – is it available?
   • How many times a week do I have to exercise?
   • I’ve been strength training for a month and have no visible results. What gives?
   • I simply can’t lose fat from my pot belly. Why not?
   • Your course costs more than some other courses. Why is that?

Body Blueprint has been training fitness professionals since 1986. In fact, many of the trainers who teach BCRPA, National Fitness Leaders Association of Canada Fitness courses now, were originally trained by Body Blueprint – including some on-line course conductors. We give you the personal touch – with Body Blueprint Fitness we don’t rely on automated marking. With some companies, a computer marks your assignments. With us, we get to know you and help you every step of the way with your assignments to ensure you are really learning the information provided. You are more than just a “student number” and we truly care about your learning process. We make sure you are understanding the material you are learning and fully prepare you for the provincial exam. If you need extra help, we are here to answer any questions you have. If you take the on-line course, you are very welcome to sit in on any or all BBP in-class sessions at no extra cost. Our courses are thorough and enjoyable!

This course is go-at-your-own-pace. Some people have finished in one weekend if they have a deadline to meet. You have up to 4 months to complete the course. Since the entire course can be done through email, your assignments are returned to you quickly. We have your answer to you within 48 hours or less.

There are six assignments. These are to ensure you are learning the information. As long as you are giving it your best shot you will be fine. There are no wrong answers. Only answers you didn’t get quite right that you can learn from.

Yes, all your assignments are returned to you – thoroughly marked. Each assignment is hand marked to make sure you are really understanding the material and you are given feed back on all your answers.

Not for this course. As a rule, exams aren’t sent back so you don’t know where you are having trouble. Your open book assignments are an indicator of your learning and all of these are returned to you. This course thoroughly prepares you for the BCRPA exam.

Yes. This course is the basic fitness course but exceeds the information required for the provincial exam. This course will give you the stepping stone to all other aspects of fitness. If you want to become a trainer in Aquatics, Fitness To Music or Strength, you will need to take this course first.

Absolutely. Thousands of people have taken this course to become instructors in Fitness, but hundreds have just for their own interest. You will learn how to safely and effectively set up fitness programs for yourself and how and why your body responds to exercise the way it does.

You may decide that you want to become a trainer in any of the following fields; Group Fitness, Aqua-Fit, Strength Training, Personal Training or Adapted or Seniors Fitness. Once you have taken the fitness theory course, you simply take the specialty module of your choosing. You can take one or all of them. The Body BluePrint Fitness Theory course is the stepping stone to all of the other fitness courses.

Absolutely. You can e-mail your tutor, or simply send questions along with your assignments or call us at 1-250-744-5633 – we are happy to help. All your questions will be answered. If necessary, you can receive telephone tutoring.

Aerobic activity should be done 3 – 5 times per week. But you can do more if you are doing different types of exercise.

The first six weeks of any strength training is neurological. That is your brain is sorting out what is going on. Be patient. It takes about six weeks for you to notice a change.

It could be a number of reasons. Are you doing any sort of aerobic activity? Only aerobic activity will burn fat from your body (as there is no such thing as spot reduction) Are you doing any strength training? Strength training will tighten the muscle mass and give you a more defined look. What is going into your mouth? Fat packs a whopping amount of calories. If you are in a positive energy balance (more food going in than energy coming out) you will gain fat – or at least not lose any if you are exercising. Watch what you eat! Lastly, heredity plays a large part where you store your fat. Think about fat as potential energy! Have you ever seen anyone with really skinny body but big thighs? This just happens to be where this person is storing their potential energy!

Read the fine print with other courses. If their course is a lot cheaper, chances are you won’t get a hard copy of a manual or anything in the mail. Some other courses rely on automated marking so a computer marks your assignments – not a real person. Our prices are very competitive -we have raised our prices only slightly since 1998. We hand mark your assignments to make sure you are fully understanding the material presented. With automated marking you may get the assignment corrected right away, but it’s black or white…your answers are right or wrong. Studies in adult learning have found that if an adult is given the ability to explain their answers they are actually learning more of the material presented. As well, an instructor has the opportunity to look at your answers carefully and ensure you are fully understanding the material presented. Automated marking leaves too much up to guess work. We may take a a day or two to get your assignments back to you, but they will be marked thoroughly and efficiently and you have 100% contact with your tutor should you need it. We also give you the opportunity to sit in on the in-class Fitness Theory at no extra cost should you feel you’d like to attend instead of completing the correspondence course. Not to mention that Body Blueprint has been training Fitness Professionals since 1986 – and we taught many of the instructors that are now teaching Fitness courses around British Columbia. Ask around – you’ll see that you can’t discount quality!