Welcome To the Health by Science Academy Edinburgh
My name is Ross, and I am the Lead Personal Trainer here at Health by Science. We are thrilled to invite you to join our dynamic health, fitness and rehabilitation community to gain real-world experience and continue your professional development. Our mission is to empower individuals to achieve their personal and professional goals through hands-on experience, continuous learning, and community engagement.
At the Health by Science Academy, you will have access to a range of volunteer opportunities that not only enhance your career but also allow you to make a significant impact in the lives of others. Our free CPD workshops are designed to keep you ahead in the industry by expanding your knowledge and refining your skills.
Get Clinical Experience
Join our Thrive classes as a volunteer to gain invaluable clinical experience and make a meaningful impact in the lives of stroke survivors and others with long term conditions.
Free & Paid CPD Workshops
Our CPD workshops are meticulously crafted to provide cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills relevant to the ever-evolving rehabilitation, health and fitness industries.
On-Demand CPD
Our on-demand CPD workshop recordings offer the flexibility to learn at your own pace, anytime and anywhere. These recordings ensure that you can continuously expand your expertise.
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Get Clinical Experience
If you are interested in becoming a Physio, Personal Trainer, rehab specialist or Strength and Conditioning coach, there is no better way to gain experience than by helping us apply the principles of strength training in a clinical setting with patients who have long-term conditions.
This is an incredibly rewarding experience, and you will get a taste of how life-changing implementing a well-structured exercise plan can be. Our team at Health by Science allows you to hone your skills in this area while giving you the chance to directly see the positive effect exercise can have on the health and wellbeing of our patients. Why not come join us and make a difference?
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Thrive Class Volunteering
Get clinical experience helping us to apply the principles of strength training in a clinical setting with patients with long-term conditions.
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CPD Workshops
April
25
2025
Counselling Demystified: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Talk About It with Clients
A CPD session for healthcare professionals on understanding counselling, talking about mental health, and making referrals—led by counsellor Lucy Wren, with practical tools for client conversations.
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This CPD session is designed to help healthcare professionals—including Personal Trainers, Physiotherapists, and Massage Therapists—develop a clear understanding of what counselling is (and what it isn’t).
Led by Lucy Wren, our in-house counsellor, the session will explore the boundaries of your professional role, how to talk sensitively and confidently about mental health with clients, and when and how to refer someone to counselling.
You’ll leave with practical tools, language you can use in real conversations, and a deeper understanding of how counselling fits within a holistic, person-centred approach to care.
Good rehabilitation balances structure with adaptability, guiding recovery through the right progression of movement, load, and confidence-building. This presentation explores key factors in the rehab process—pain management, tissue adaptation, inflammation, and load tolerance—using both established principles and practical experience.
With a focus on real-world application, it examines common challenges, how to manage setbacks, and what truly supports long-term recovery.
April
30
2025
Free CPD: Recovery Done Right: Key Factors in Effective Rehabilitation
This presentation covers balancing rehab structure and adaptability, focusing on pain management, tissue adaptation, and long-term recovery.
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May
30
2025
Free CPD: The importance of nutrition tracking
Learn how nutrition tracking supports your health goals and discover simple, lasting strategies to make it easy and effective. Perfect for beginners and experienced trackers.
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Join us for “The Importance of Nutrition Tracking,” an engaging event designed to guide individuals on the significance of monitoring their dietary routines. This event will uncover how tracking nutrition can be a game-changing tool for achieving health and wellness objectives. Discover how it helps identify nutritional deficiencies, promotes a balanced diet, and supports overall well-being.
Attendees will gain practical knowledge on effective meal and nutrient tracking methods, along with sustainable strategies to integrate nutrition tracking into their daily lives for lasting physical and mental health benefits.
On-Demand CPD
This insightful workshop aims to equip personal trainers, physios, and healthcare professionals with essential knowledge about menopause. You will explore its symptoms, the effects on physical activity and recovery, and discover practical strategies to support and empower your female clients during this critical life stage. Enhance your practice by understanding menopause and learning actionable ways to positively impact the well-being of your clients.
This Workshop is designed for practitioners looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in the field of plyometrics. This comprehensive workshop covers the fundamental aspects of plyometric training, including understanding the science behind plyometrics, programming effective plyometric exercises, and coaching techniques for safe and optimal performance.
We will look at the importance of sleep and the effects of sleep deprivation on training followed by a guide on optimizing sleep quality; As well as Stress; the impact it has on your training and diet, followed by a guide on how to manage stress;
In this workshop, both Physiotherapists and Personal Trainers will be introduced to the cutting-edge methodology of variable resistance training. This approach utilises equipment such as resistance bands, chains, and adjustable weight machines to alter the resistance throughout the range of motion. The workshop is designed to incorporate both theoretical knowledge and practical application, ensuring that attendees leave with the skills and confidence to implement these techniques into their training regimes or rehabilitation programmes.
Physio’s have a lot of different interventions they use when treating their clients. These interventions range from hands on to hands off, tool assisted, done over 1 session, done over infinite sessions and on and on. This presentation will look at some of the more common tools used, what exactly they propose to do, and how effective they are. The presentation will then look at how to decide on which tool to use and how best to apply it.
Student Testimonials What Our Students Say
An amazing team with great knowledge and care!
As a part of my Sport Science studies I have been given the amazing opportunity to work beside and learn from the amazing team at Health by Science in both their stroke survivors class and strength and conditioning class with Stuart. Whilst in my placement I have seen the care and respect they have for there clients. From day one I have been continually impressed with their depth of knowledge and organisation. The team at Health by Science use the latest and most relevant research to deliver brilliant session and I can’t thank them enough for what they have taught me.
Honestly a brilliant team and can’t recommend enough!
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