Learn to coach engaging, effective padwork sessions that build fitness and keep clients coming back.
Padwork has become a staple in modern coaching. It is effective, adaptable and brings a different kind of energy to sessions. This course is designed for fitness professionals who want to use focus mitts with confidence and purpose. You will learn how to structure sessions properly, coach movement clearly, and create workouts that feel both challenging and enjoyable for your clients. Padwork is not just about combinations. It is about timing, communication and control. Done well, it improves cardiovascular fitness, builds muscular endurance and develops coordination and motor skills. It also creates a more interactive coaching experience, helping clients stay engaged and consistent. By the end of the course, you will be able to plan and deliver safe, structured padwork sessions that add real value to your coaching. Accreditation: Industry-recognised CPD
It is the session clients ask for by name, and holding badly is how trainers end up with sore wrists and clients with bad habits.
This is a CPD course rather than a regulated qualification. It is not awarded by an awarding organisation and it does not sit on the Ofqual framework. What it does is give you something specific you can use with clients on Monday, and a Create certificate that records it.
You will receive a CPD certificate in Padwork for Fitness, recognising your ability to coach safe and effective pad-based sessions.
Suitable for qualified fitness professionals or those already coaching clients in a gym or group environment.
A short assessment to confirm your understanding of safe padwork delivery and session structure.
Fully online and self-paced. Learn around your schedule and revisit content whenever you need to refine your coaching.
You get access to your learningEnrol and your account is live straight away. No cohort to wait for and no start date to work around.
Start working through the modulesStudy at your pace, in the order that suits you. Everything stays open for the whole of your access period.
Use the support when you need itTutors who mark the work answer the questions. Same working day replies, and marking inside 72 hours.
Attend your practical workshop and assessmentThe hands on days, where you teach, get coached and are assessed in person. Booked around you rather than fixed in advance.
Complete your qualificationSubmit, get feedback, resubmit free of charge for as long as you have access. Nobody is passed before they are ready.
Join the Create ClubQualified is the start. The Club is where you keep learning, ask questions and stay in touch with the people you studied alongside.
No boxing experience is needed. The course teaches you how to coach padwork in a fitness setting — focusing on safe, effective delivery, pad-holding technique and session design rather than competitive boxing. It suits qualified trainers and gym instructors.
Yes, your own pads and gloves are needed.
It’s a self-paced online CPD course. It can be completed within a week.
The course is going through the CIMSPA micro-credential endorsement process currently.
You’ll be able to plan and deliver structured padwork sessions — one-to-one or in groups/classes — that improve clients’ fitness, coordination and engagement. It’s a popular way to add variety to PT sessions and run boxing-style fitness classes.
It’s for qualified trainers and gym instructors who want to add padwork to their sessions and classes.
Technique, safety and how to run a round that feels good and does something.
