EXERCISE SCIENCE - FITNESS PROFESSIONAL

The Exercise Science - Fitness Specialist Certificate is designed to provide students with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential for competency and success in the commercial and corporate fitness industries. In addition, the program is designed to prepare students to pass national exams for certifications such as: American College of Sports Medicine’s Group Exercise Leader (GEL) certification, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Group Fitness Instructor Certification, American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and National Academy of Sport Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer Certification.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Apply general principles of exercise and fitness to various populations.
2. Construct safe, environmentally and developmentally appropriate fitness plans for the personal training and/or group exercise setting.
3. Develop a general knowledge of basic anatomy and its application to body movement.
4. Demonstrate a general knowledge of the career opportunities in exercise science.
5. Interpret basic fitness test results – cardiovascular, strength, endurance, body composition, flexibility, etc.