SOS Academy

SOS Academy PT Courses in Cardiff
� Level 3 PT Courses
� Fully Accredited
� Delivered in Cardiff
� 10 Week Course

🎓 BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER READY FOR 2027Our next SOS PT Academy starts 10th October and there’s a reason this intake h...
02/10/2026

🎓 BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER READY FOR 2027

Our next SOS PT Academy starts 10th October and there’s a reason this intake has been so popular.

You’ll qualify just in time for January, one of the busiest times of the year for the fitness industry.

That means you can finish your qualification and head into the new year ready to start building your career, rather than waiting until January to even begin your course.

✅ Face-to-face & practical learning
✅ Real gym environment
✅ Learn from active coaches
✅ Build the skills to actually coach people
✅ Start your PT career in January

The best time to start your PT journey is now.

Because of all of this,

🚨 We have opened up 3 new spaces.

Want the full course info? DM “INFO” and we’ll send everything over.

21/09/2026

“If I hadn’t walked through the doors at SOS, I genuinely don’t know where I’d be right now.” ❤️
lilsy story is about so much more than completing a Personal Training qualification.

She first came to SOS after an incredibly difficult period in her life.

She’d left school at 15 with no GCSEs, had been hospitalised while struggling with an eating disorder, and describes herself at the time as feeling completely lost.

Then she found SOS.

First as a member.

She began learning how to train properly, developing her knowledge and rebuilding her relationship with training, nutrition and her own health.

But somewhere along the way, something else happened...

She realised she wanted to help other people too.

So Lily joined the SOS PT Academy and qualified as a Personal Trainer.

That qualification then opened another door — allowing her to begin her Nutritionist Diploma, which she’s now close to completing. 🙌

From leaving school without qualifications...

To becoming a qualified Personal Trainer and soon-to-be qualified nutritionist.

That’s something Lily should be incredibly proud of.

And it’s exactly why we believe education should be about more than passing a course.

At SOS, we want you to be supported, challenged, taught how to actually coach and given the confidence to take whatever your next step might be.

Our next SOS PT Academy starts:

📅 Saturday 10th October
⏰ 10 weeks | Saturdays | 12–4pm
📍 SOS Athletic Excellence, Cardiff

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a Personal Trainer but you’re wondering whether you’re capable, experienced enough, or ready...

Watch Lily’s story.

Your starting point doesn’t have to determine where you finish.

DM us “PT” and we’ll have a chat about the next course. 👊

18/09/2026

“No question felt like a silly question.”

That’s exactly the environment we want to create at the SOS PT Academy.

You don’t need to walk through the door knowing everything.

You’re there to learn.

To ask questions.
To have your input.
To build confidence.
And to leave feeling genuinely prepared to coach people.

Because becoming a great PT is about far more than learning exercises.

We cover coaching and communication, session structure, programming, nutrition and the business side of becoming a Personal Trainer — from social media to understanding your numbers and building something sustainable.

The goal isn’t simply to help you qualify.

It’s to help you feel ready to actually be a Personal Trainer.

Our next SOS PT Academy course starts Saturday 10th October.

If you’ve been thinking about becoming a PT, make the phone call.

As our graduate puts it:

“Sign up and get it done.”

DM us ACADEMY and we’ll send you the full course details.

16/09/2026

You shouldn’t learn how to become a Personal Trainer from someone who’s never actually done the job.

Meet Rogan Alport👋

Rogan delivers our PT Academy here at SOS — and one of the biggest things he wants our students to understand is that getting qualified and becoming a great coach aren’t necessarily the same thing.

You need the qualification. Of course.

But you also need to know how to:

🏋️ Actually coach someone on the gym floor
🗣️ Communicate with completely different types of people
🧠 Turn your knowledge into something a client understands
📈 Build relationships and retain clients
💼 Understand the realities of actually making a living as a PT

That’s why our course is so heavily hands-on.

From the beginning, you’ll be learning inside a real working gym, practising your coaching and getting feedback from someone who’s actually been there and done it.

Our goal isn’t simply to hand you a qualification at the end.

We want you to leave confident enough to actually use it.

Our next SOS PT Academy intake starts:

📅 Saturday 10th October
📍 SOS Athletic Excellence, Cardiff
🏋️ Face-to-face & hands-on

If becoming a Personal Trainer has been in the back of your mind, send us ”PT” via DM.

Ask us anything — course content, dates, cost, how the qualification works or what life as a PT actually looks like.

No pressure to enrol.

Let’s just start with a conversation. 👊

Still thinking about becoming a PT?Maybe you’ve thought about it for months.Maybe you’ve looked at courses, spoken about...
14/09/2026

Still thinking about becoming a PT?

Maybe you’ve thought about it for months.
Maybe you’ve looked at courses, spoken about it with friends, and told yourself you’ll do it when the time is right.

But at some point, thinking about it has to become doing it.

Our next PT Academy starts 10th October and if becoming a PT is something you genuinely want to do, this is your opportunity to finally take that step.

📅 10 weeks | Every Saturday
⏰ 12–4pm
📍 SOS Athletic Excellence

Real gym. Real coaching. Real experience.
More than just a qualification.

📩 DM “INFO” for more information or to secure your place.

BECOME MORE THAN JUST QUALIFIED.📅 Starting 10th October⏱️ 10 weeks — every Saturday📍 SOS Athletic ExcellenceThis isn’t a...
09/09/2026

BECOME MORE THAN JUST QUALIFIED.

📅 Starting 10th October
⏱️ 10 weeks — every Saturday
📍 SOS Athletic Excellence

This isn’t a course designed to simply tick boxes and hand you a certificate.

We operate in a real coaching environment, working with real people every week, so we know what it actually takes to become a successful coach.

Our PT Academy is built around practical coaching, real world experience and learning from coaches who are actually doing it.

Because getting qualified is one thing.

Becoming a great coach is another.

If you’re serious about building a career in the fitness industry, this is where you start.

📩 DM us “INFO” to find out more.

Anyone can write a workout.A study followed almost 150,000 people for up to 30 years and found that around 90–120 minute...
20/08/2026

Anyone can write a workout.

A study followed almost 150,000 people for up to 30 years and found that around 90–120 minutes of strength training per week was associated with a 13% lower risk of dying from any cause.

But here’s the interesting bit…

More wasn’t necessarily better.

The benefits started to level off after around two hours per week.

And that’s a good lesson in coaching.

Great Personal Training isn’t about absolutely hammering someone every time they walk into the gym.

It’s knowing:

How much training does this person actually need?

How often?

When do we push?

When do we pull back?

How do we build something they can stick to?

Anyone can find a workout online.

Anyone can tell someone to do 3 sets of 10.

Knowing what to do, when to do it and WHY you’re doing it… that’s coaching.

And that’s exactly what we want people to learn at the SOS PT Academy.

Our next Level 3 Personal Trainer course starts Saturday 10th October in Cardiff.

10 Saturdays. 12–4pm. Face-to-face.

Because we believe you learn to coach by actually coaching people.

If becoming a PT has been in the back of your mind for a while, DM us PT and let’s have a chat 👊

l

**90 minutes a week could change your life.**A 30-year Harvard study following almost 150,000 adults found that 90–120 m...
02/08/2026

**90 minutes a week could change your life.**

A 30-year Harvard study following almost 150,000 adults found that 90–120 minutes of strength training each weekwas associated with:

✅ 13% lower risk of early death
✅ 19% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease
✅ 27% lower risk of dementia-related death

Here’s the interesting part...

Doing more didn’t necessarily produce more benefit.

There’s a sweet spot.

That’s why being a great Personal Trainer isn’t about counting reps or shouting motivation.

It’s understanding how much, how often, when to progress, when to deload, and how to programme training for the person standing in front of you.

Anyone can tell someone to lift weights.

A great coach knows how to get the most from every minute they spend in the gym.

That’s exactly what we teach at the SOS PT Academy.

Our next CIMSPA-accredited Level 3 PT Course starts Saturday 29th August.

If you’d love to turn your passion for fitness into a career built on evidence, coaching and changing lives...

DM us ”PT” and let’s have a chat.

If becoming a Personal Trainer has been on your mind for a while...Maybe this is your sign to stop thinking about it and...
31/07/2026

If becoming a Personal Trainer has been on your mind for a while...

Maybe this is your sign to stop thinking about it and start doing something about it.

Our next course starts on Saturday 29th August, and we’d love to help you take that first step.

This isn’t an online course where you’re left to figure everything out on your own.

Every Saturday you’ll be learning face-to-face, in a real gym, with experienced coaches who live and breathe personal training every single day.

You’ll coach.

You’ll be coached.

You’ll build confidence.

And you’ll leave with the knowledge and practical skills to start changing people’s lives.

Whether your goal is to become a full-time Personal Trainer, work alongside your current job, or simply become the most knowledgeable person in your own training, we’ll support you every step of the way.

We’re keeping this intake to 15 students so everyone gets the attention and coaching they deserve.

If you’ve been waiting for the right time...

This is it.

Simply reply to this email with your name and number, and we’ll arrange a relaxed chat to answer your questions and see if the course is the right fit for you.

Hope to speak to you soon.

Coach Sam

15/06/2026

Two years ago Gareth was learning how to coach.

Today he’s leading sessions inside SOS Athletic Excellence.

One of the biggest problems in the fitness industry is that many newly qualified PTs leave with a certificate but very little real coaching experience.

Our goal has always been different.

To develop coaches who can walk onto a gym floor, build relationships, communicate clearly, adapt exercises, and help real people get results.

This is Gareth doing exactly that.

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Personal Trainer or fitness coach, our next PT Academy intake starts this September.

Comment COACH below and we’ll send you the details.



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