For convenience many of the course exams can be taken online.
Course materials will be sent to you by air with DHL international couriers. Delivery time is between 3 & 6 days.

HFPA CEC values (Continuing Education Credits) are listed with each course.

NOTE: Courses must be ordered from the HFPA ‘Desert Southwest Fitness’ page otherwise when ordering, delivery (courier) fees will not be quoted for Southern Africa.

(HFPA is the sole agent for the DSWF courses in Southern Africa).

If you have any queries please contact us on +27 11 8079673 or from the “Contact Us” link on the menu bar. 

Assessment and Programming for Fall Prevention

Aerobic Ball 4 Kidz

Assessing Core Function

Balance Training

Basic Training for Cycling

Basic Training for Running

BOSU® Integrated Balance Training

Breast Cancer Recovery Exercise Program

Breathe, Stretch, Relax & Meditate

Captain Energy

Chair Exercise for Functional Fitness

Coaching for Success: Communication

Coaching for Success: Supporting Change

Core Conditioning Exercises

Designing Fall Prevention Workshops

Drums Alive!

Dynamic Medicine Ball Training

Effective Strength Training

Enlighten Your Body

Exercise & Arthritis

Exercise & Diabetes

Exercise & Fibromyalgia

Exercise & Heart Disease

Exercise & Multiple Sclerosis

Exercise & Parkinson's Disease

Exercise & Respiratory Disease

Exercise & Urinary Incontinence

Exercise for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Exercise for Knee and Hip Replacement

Exercise Rx for Psychological Health

Fat Metabolism and Gender Differences

Fitness Training Clients with Visual Impairment

Fitplay: Building Healthy Lifestyles for Kids

Foam Roller Training

Functional Anatomy of the Core

Functional Training: Breaking the Bonds of Traditionalism

Golden Waves™

Golf Conditioning

Help Clients Lose Weight

High Performance Core Conditioning

Hill Training for Indoor Cycling

2005 IDEA Fitness Journal: Nutrition

2006 IDEA Fitness Journal: Nutrition

Indoor Cycling Basics

Integrated Movement Patterns: Theory & Practice

Intro. To the WaterFit® Aquatic Fitness System

Jump, Hop & Skip! Building Strong Bones in Kids

Laban-Infused Movement Practice

Language-Enriched Exercise for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease

Lifestyle Fitness Coaching

Marathon Training

Martial Fitness Kickboxing

Mom and Baby Exercise

Motivating People to Be Physically Active

Muscle Imbalances in Older Adults

Off the Wall

Optimal Conditioning Strategies for SCUBA Diving

Overcoming Self-Defeating Behaviours

Personal Training from A to Z

Pilates Mat Tech: Level 1

Plyometric Training

PNF Stretching

Power Training for Older Adults

Practical Yoga for Personal Trainers

Prenatal & Postpartum Exercise Design

Program Design Choosing Reps, Sets, Loads, Tempo & Rest Periods

Program Design for Personal Trainers

Protein Fueling for Muscle Growth and Performance

Repetitive Stress Injuries of the Upper Extremity

Reshaping your Body Rethinking your Mind

Self-Defense Training, Phase 1

Self-Defense Training, Phase 2

Self-Defense Training, Phase 3

Senior Fitness Instructor, Part 1

Senior Personal Trainer, Part 1

Silly Willy ABCs and Fitness Phonics

Silly Willy Workout

SPARQ Rating Guide

Specificity of Training & Deep Water

Speed Training for Young Athletes

Sport Core

Sports Beverages

Step Basics

Strength Training for Seniors

Strengthening the Core

Tai Chi for Arthritis

The BEST Program for Osteoporosis Prevention

The Essence of Body Weight Training

The Essence of Dumbbell Training

The Essence of Stability Ball Training

The Physiology of Obesity (LIVE Webinar)

The Skinny on Fats & Facts About 10 Popular Ergogenic Aids

The Yoga Connection

Tidal Waves

Total Strength on the Ball

Training and Nutrition for Optimal Muscle Development

Training the Athlete over 50

Weight Management for Women (LIVE Webinar)

Winning Sports Nutrition

Yoga for a New Day

Yoga for Prevention of Low Back Pain