Personal Trainer

Prepare for a career in the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer. The program teaches the scientific principles of exercise and physical conditioning, techniques for measuring human performance, methods for establinshing healthy nutritional patterns and developing a strong understanding for the business aspects of personal training, effective practices, professional ethics, marketing, record keeping and communication.

Certificate Requirements

Career and Academic Pathways

Required Courses

HSE/N 600:	First Aid/CPR/AED For Non-Medical Professionals	Noncredit
KIN/N 950	Basics of Personal Training	Noncredit
KIN/N 960	Exercise Physiology	Noncredit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    TOTAL HOURS: 60-114

Program Level Outcomes

• Prepare the student for the ACSM's Certified Personal Trainer certification exam.

• Study of body systems affected by exercise and functions of systems during exercise; effects of age, gender, body type, and nutrition on capacity for exercise techniques of assessing physical work capacity.

• Modify an exercise program safely based on client physical and laboratory biomarkers.

• Utilize ACSM guidelines in order to justify risk stratification, choose and administer appropriate and safe exercise testing, and prescribe safe exercise programs based on laboratory and physical findings for varying patient populations and fitness levels.