Address:
Hazelhatch Road, Newcastle, Dublin 22
South Dublin City
Description:
<p>Motions Health & Fitness Training run courses for people who wish to train as fitness instructors/personal trainers as well as courses for those wishing to become massage therapists. Motions is one of the longest established and best known institutions in Ireland offering health and fitness courses with professional qualifications. Motions was established in 1984 and today it runs three main courses.</p>
<p>The courses on offer are: Certificate in Exercise & Health Fitness (Accredited by University of Limerick), Diploma in Holistic Massage and Diploma in Sports Massage (Both accredited by ITEC). These professional qualifications are highly regarded in Ireland and abroad. The fitness instructor courses are run in three venues in Dublin. There are two full time and one part time course in UCD, Dublin 4. There is a part time evening course in Dublin City Centre in Abbey St and there is a weekend part time course in Palmerstown off the M50. The Holistic and Sports Massage courses are based in Palmerstown and run one night per week.</p>
<p>Since its establishment, Motions has built up an extraordinary team of dedicated tutors. These tutors have extensive experience as fitness instructors and massage therapists and offer tremendous insights into their subjects. This stability and expertise ensures that participants in courses at Motions receive quality training from a professional team. Motions was initially set up as a private Fitness Centre based in Leixlip and it quickly earned a reputation as one of the most professional and friendly clubs in the country.</p>
<p>The business expanded rapidly and became a teaching centre at the end of the eighties. Over the years the graduates from Motions have become some of the most influential people in the health and fitness business. Many now occupy senior management positions, have set up their own businesses or are the leading tutors on most courses in Ireland. Motions is additionally the main fitness management company in corporate fitness facilities. Motions manage the staff fitness centres in Hertz, Hewlett Packard, Intel and Irish Life.</p>
<p>Motions is owned by Brendan Hackett. He set up Motions in 1984 after graduating from Thomond College with a degree in Physical Education. Brendan Hackett is one of the leading sports consultants in the country. He added a masters degree in sports psychology to his qualifications in 1993 and now works with many of Irelands international and national coaches, teams and individual athletes. He has worked with teams and individuals at every Olympics since Atlanta, with 14 intercounty GAA teams, with 3 League of Ireland soccer teams, AIL rugby teams and with individuals in many sports.</p>
<p>He was an intercounty football manager for five years, coached the Irish Compromise Rules team in 1990 and was a coach to a number of international athletes for over ten years. He has written the book, Success from Within, a guide to achieving success in sport and he continues to present seminars throughout the country.</p>
College Type:- Private, Corporate, Adult Education, Fitness Training Provider Phone Number:- 087 2808866 Fax Number:- Website:- www.motions.ie
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