Training for endurance in sport and fitness
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What you'll learn
You study what limits endurance, including VO2 max, lactate threshold and exercise economy, and learn to program endurance work with polarised and threshold training plus resistance training for endurance.
- Physiological determinants of endurance
- VO2 max and lactate threshold
- Resistance training for endurance
- Polarised training (or 80/20 training)
- Threshold training
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 5 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payNothingThe learning and the certificate are free.
- Time
- About 5 hours
- Before you start
- Free OpenLearn account and enrolment needed to track progress and earn the award. Level 2: Intermediate.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- $0 course; free statement of participation
- Where it applies
- Online from anywhere; issued by The Open University (United Kingdom) via OpenLearn. UK based provider: not a US credential, not NCCA accredited, not accepted as a CPT or US CE requirement unless an employer or certifier says so.
Counts toward a license or requirement?NoThis free UK OpenLearn course gives a statement of participation, which OpenLearn says carries no formal credit toward a qualification and is not a personal trainer certification. It is useful background before studying for an accredited certification exam. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 12, 2026
Sources and what we verified
OpenLearn course page: hours, level, free statement of participation ↗What we verified: Course page loaded Oct 12, 2026 states About 5 hours, Level 2: Intermediate, free course and free statement of participation; a digital badge is mentioned only 'if available', so the award is recorded as completion (statement of participation), not badge. OpenLearn badges are not accredited by The Open University and carry no US CE or licensing value.
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