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FITNESS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
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FITNESS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Anatomy and Physiology
This course encompasses the form and function of the human body; respiratory, cardiovascular, muscular, skeletal, nervous, immune, reproductive, lymphatic and digestive system. Emphasis is on the inter-relationship of each system and how the active body operates holistically. Instructional Hours: 50
Behavioral Psychology/Motivation
This course covers the overwhelming research which confirms the effect of the human mind and how it directly impacts the state of the physical being. The psychology of achievement and motivation and its effect on desire results from exercise. Students learn how to address the reasons why people are unsuccessful in weight loss, exercise and achieving optimal health. Instructional Hours: 5
Biomechanics and Kinesiology
Students learn the laws of physics and engineering concepts to understand and describe motion of the body and the forces which act upon them during physical activities. This course provides students with an understanding of physiological mechanics of the muscles, bones, joints, tendons and ligaments and how they pertain to developing a specific exercise program. Instructional Hours: 15
Business Management/Marketing/Ethics
This course explores the elements of developing a successful business practice in the fitness industry. Students learn the necessary business concepts and how to apply them to their own business. The course topics include; law compliance, moral philosophy, business management, customer service, negotiating, sexual harassment, time management, marketing, advertising, accounting, information system, business law, sales and types of corporations. Instructional Hours: 12.5
Communication/Interpersonal Relationship
This course explores the dynamics of interpersonal process of the individual and collective exchange of information between two people. Effective and efficient communication is achieved through such means as auditory dialogue; speaking and physical communication including body language, eye contact and touch. Students learn effective listening, active feedback, elements of self-disclosure and mutual respect, perceptual bias, self fulfilling prophecy and power struggle. Instructional Hours: 10
Client Assessment and Exercise Prescription
Students learn how to conduct fitness assessments to measure one or more aspects of clients’ fitness; weight analysis, cardiovascular condition (resting and exercise heart rate and performance), body composition, musculoskeletal condition, blood pressure, and body size (circumferences). The first assessment gives a baseline to measure the fitness training performance. Subsequent assessments provide milestones to help the client evaluate their progress. Instructional Hours: 12.5
Exercise and Disease
This course defines the population’s most prevalent diseases, comparative, cultural and regional predominance and general protocols for treatment of these diseases. Students learn how exercise or lack of exercise impacts the medically diagnosed person, how to coordinate and design an exercise program consistent with the clients current medical care plan. Instructional Hours: 10
Exercise Equipment/Implementation
Students learn the biomechanics of the appropriate usage of all exercise equipment, effective safety techniques and protocol, proper body type and structural equipment, form and appropriate postural alignment.Instructional Hours: 15
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology is the study of the biological and the biochemical processes associated with exercise, overload and its effect on the cells and systems of the human body; cardiovascular, musculo-skeletal, nervous and immune systems. Students learn how to apply principles of exercise physiology to help prevent and/or delay the onset of chronic disease in healthy clients. Instructional Hours: 31.5
First Aid/CPR/Defibrillator
Instruction on how to provide immediate and temporary care to an individual experiencing a sudden medical emergency while awaiting the arrival of medical care. Instructional Hours: 20
Functional Training
This classification of exercise involves many weight bearing activities targeted at core muscles of the abdomen and lower back. Students learn specific exercises that most closely replicate and enhance daily activities. Functional or “sport specific” training will also be explained and demonstrated.Instructional Hours: 6.5
Healthcare Trends
This course includes a complete overview of the drug industry, managed care plans, complimentary alternative care, holistic alternatives, and the use of exercise and nutrition in stress management. Students learn how the impact of various healthcare settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private practice, specialty care, home health care, nursing homes and pain management settings affect fitness clients and an effective approach towards individual program development. Instructional Hours: 11
Introduction to Fitness Industry
Educational options, career alternatives, self promotion, industry trends and the development of specialization will be discussed. Including the evolution of exercise, fitness in our culture; how it became mainstream and its effect on our society. Instructional Hours: 1
Internship
Students apply all knowledge acquired from courses completed and are supervised while working hands-on in a group setting or one-on-one. Details, logs and written client feedback will help the students achieve results with clients in an effective and safe approach. Instructional Hours: 50
Nutrition and Health
This course introduces the basic concepts of nutrition and its effects in achieving optimal health. We will explore topics including digestion, absorption, nutrients, disease management and prevention, diet fads, safe and unsafe sports nutrients. How nutrition habits affect weight loss, energy, strength and stamina. Instructional Hours: 5
Pharmaceutical Trends
The focus of this course is on how the most widely used drugs interact with the chemistry and physiology of the human body. Students learn to design a safe and effective exercise program considering all of the potential side effects prescription and non-prescription drugs play in the client’s ability to achieve their fitness goals. Instructional Hours: 10
Review and Final Exam
Comprehensive review of all material learned throughout the program. Group study time will prepare students for their final exam. Instructional Hours: 15
Special Populations
In this course students study various disabilities and conditions in order to formulate and administer an exercise program which will meet individual needs based on their conditions; heart disease, lung disease, auto-immune disease, orthopedic ailment, obesity, diabetes, nervous system disorders, and low-back pain. Special conditions: pregnancy, youth/teen, elderly, permanently disabled. Instructional Hours: 10
Stress Management/Yoga/Meditation
Stress is the physiological, psychological, emotional and behavioral adaptation to the human environment. Students learn how stress relates to heart disease, immune system depression, anxiety, and ulcers. Common stress triggers including job burnout, interpersonal relationships and environmental conditions, common destructive coping mechanisms including overeating, alcohol consumption, illicit narcotics and smoking. Instructional Hours: 10
NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Introduction to Nutrition Industry
This course details the unique and ever changing nutritional requirements as we progress through the typical life cycle. Topics such as caloric requirements, vitamins and mineral needs, age related sociability and specific medical conditions will be discussed. Life stages that will be addressed are infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescences, adult and elderly.Instructional Hours: 2
Applied Chemistry to Nutrition
This course is designed to provide the student with a vast knowledge of the chemical building blocks of all foods. It also explains the chemical breakdown of food and its interactions with human physiology. The student will obtain an understanding of nutritional chemistry.Instructional Hours: 24
Nutrition and Disease
This course is designed to provide the student with a vast knowledge of societies most prevalent diseases and the effects of nutrition on these diseases. The course also outlines the dietary recommendations to help prevent, manage and recover from these common maladies. The student will be prepared to safely counsel their clients dealing with specific illnesses.Instructional Hours: 40
Nutritional Philosophies
This course is designed to provide the student with a vast knowledge of societies most popular eating theories. Each nutritional philosophy will be examined by origin and theory. The possible benefits and harmful side effects will be discussed and compared. Among the various eating theories will be vegetarianism, Zone Diet, South Beach, Master Cleanse, American Heart Association, Atkins, Ayurveda, Fasting, Blood Type Diet and Raw Foods. Instructional Hours: 8
Supplements, Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs
This course is designed to introduce the student to the expansive topic of vitamins, minerals, supplements and herbs. Among the topics of studies will be the claims that these elements may help prevent control and quite possibly help cure disease. A study of ergogenic aides herbal remedies and homeopathy will also be included. The overall impact of this billion dollar industry will be discussed.Instructional Hours: 8
Nutrition and the Life Cycle
This course details the unique and ever changing nutritional requirements as we progress through the typical lifecycle. Topics such as caloric requirements, vitamin and mineral need , age related sociability and specific medical conditions will be discussed. Life stages that will be addressed are infant, toddler, pre-school, school age, adolescent, adult and elderly. Instructional Hours: 8
Body Image and Society
This course is designed to explore the sensitive and controversial issues of Body Image. The concept of self esteem and Body Image development through societal, cultural, familial and religious influences will be discussed. It will help answer the questions what is “healthy and not healthy” body image. How our body image impacts us in an attempt to have a successful and happy life. Instructional Hours: 8
Success / Living a Balanced Life
This course examines the subjective concepts of success in society today. Some societies of the elements that will be examined will be wealth, health, power, love, family, vocation, society expectations, spirituality, social acceptance, positive attitude and realizing your higher purpose. How the balanced and healthy interrelationship of these elements may lead to more successful nutritional habits and a successful life as well. Instructional Hours: 8
Healthcare Trends / Taking Responsibility For Your Health and Wellness
This course is designed to provide the student with a concise summary and overview of current thinking in traditional and complementary medicine. The course will describe and discuss the most popular concepts and techniques focused on the patient/client taking direct responsibility for their own healthy attitudes and behavior. It is intended to serve as a guide to understanding the client’s ways of thinking and acting in order to take this responsibility and to assisting them in becoming the master of their own wellness. Instructional Hours: 8
Pharmaceutical Trends
The study of the usage of prescription and non-prescription drugs in American and world wide is currently an epidemic. The focus will be on how the most widely used drugs interact with the chemistry and physiology of the human body. The Exercise Instructor will learn how to create an exercise program considering all of the potential side effects of prescription and non-prescription drugs. In addition, the Exercise Instructor will explore the role drugs play in the client’s ability to achieve their fitness goals and create individualized protocols to safely and effectively develop an exercise program.Instructional Hours: 8
Behavioral Psycology
This course is designed to provide the student with a concise summary and overview of behavioral psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy in particular. The course will describe and discuss the most popular cognitive behavioral therapies and techniques used today. It is intended to serve as a guide to understanding the client’s ways of thinking and acting in order to overcome their emotional and behavioral problems and in building a sense of control and mastery over the dysfunctional behaviors in their lives. Instructional Hours: 8
Business Management / Business Marketing / Ethics
This course explores the elements of successfully developing a Fitness business. The Exercise Instructor will learn the necessary business concepts and how to apply these concepts to successfully develop their own business. The course will cover various business topics including business management, customer service, negotiating, sexual harassment, time management, marketing, advertising, accounting, information system, business law, sales and types of corporations. This course will also examine the rules and standards governing the conduct of a fitness professional. The concepts of ethical rules and principals within a commercial environment. Delineating the standards which businesses and professional observe, over and above compliance with the law. The exercise instructor will learn the importance of developing a moral philosophy and how to practice it. Instructional Hours: 8
Stress Management – Yoga / Meditation
Stress is the physiological, psychological, emotional and behavioral adaptation to the human environment. The Exercise Instructor will learn how stress relates to heart disease, immune system depression, anxiety, ulcer, etc... In addition, the Exercise Instructor will learn the common stress triggers including job burnout, interpersonal relationship and environment conditions. --- common destructive coping mechanisms including overeating, alcohol consumption, illicit narcotics and smoking. Instructional Hours: 8
Exercise and Nutrition
This course is details the unique and ever changing nutritional requirements as we progress through the typical life cycle. Topics such as caloric requirements, vitamins and mineral needs, age related sociality and specific medical conditions will be discussed. Life stages that will be addressed are infant, toddler, preschool, school age, adolescences, adult and elderly. Instructional Hours: 8
Communication / Interpersonal Relationship
This course will explore the dynamics of the study of the interpersonal process of the individual and collective exchange of information between two people. Effective and efficient communication is achieved through such means as auditory dialogue such as speaking and physical communication including body language, eye contact and touch. Effective communication skills include listening, active feedback, elements of self-disclosure and mutual respect. The Fitness Instructor will also learn barriers to effective communication including language, perceptual bias, self fulfilling prophecy and power struggle.Instructional Hours: 8
Breakthrough Counseling
This course is designed to prepare the student to holistically counsel their client in a integrative manner. Topics of focus are multifaceted needs assessment interview, amalgamative dynamic counseling, group counseling, and public speaking. The student will also experience how it is to participate in being counseled and will apply these skills to counsel five people.Instructional Hours: 48
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