Pregnancy and Exercise
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the physiologic adaptations that occur with regards to pregnancy and how it effects exercise. Students will learn contraindications for exercise during pregnancy as well as the recommendations established by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Children, Adolescents & Exercise
Students will gain a thorough understanding of the exercise response in children and adolescents. Common field tests will be introduced to the student to assess components of physical activity. Students will also learn the benefits of, and how to apply the FITT principle for exercise programming along with the necessary safety considerations. This class combines lecture with hands on experience.
Exercise and The Older Adult
Upon completion of this course, each student will understand the basic theories and concepts of aging, and how it relates to exercise. They will also be able to identify and utilize different techniques and strategies in developing exercise programs along with learning how to administer the Senior Fitness Test for older adults.
Students will learn how to work with clients who have Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Osteoporosis, Cancer and AIDS. Field experiences involving older adults in fitness settings will be included in this course.
Exercise and Special Populations
Certain clinical conditions may require modifications in the type of exercise programming prescribed. Students will gain the knowledge and skill necessary to work with people who have obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, and certain cardiac conditions.
Group Exercise Weekend
Students will learn how to conduct and lead a group exercise class. The following classes will be taught: low impact aerobics, step aerobics, body sculpting, circuit training, and other types of ‘cardio’ classes that have become popular. Along with this, students will learn the motivational techniques that have proven effective in maintaining ongoing client participation. Students will also gain the skills required in leading a class through a warm-up, workout and cool-down.
Sports Nutrition
For an athlete to reach their highest potential, all body systems must be perfectly tuned, in sync, and adequately fueled. Nothing is more important to your wellbeing and ability to perform exercise than proper nutrition. With sports and athletes becoming increasingly competitive, more and more stress is being placed on performance nutrition and supplementation.
Eating the right foods will help you to maintain a desirable body weight and stay physically fit, however, without the right foods, even physical conditioning and expert coaching won’t be enough to reach optimal fitness. Good nutrition must be a key part of any training program to perform at optimal levels. Students will learn the role of nutrition in maximizing physical performance, promoting health, and controlling body weight.
Basic Life Support (CPR) for Health Care Provider
The BLS for Healthcare Providers Course meets the requirements for state licensure. The course will cover adult and pediatric CPR (including two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag mask or ambu medibag), foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) and Automated External Defibrillation (AED).
This course also includes General Principles of First Aid, Injury, Medical and Environmental Emergencies.
Students are issued an American Heart Association Course Completion Card with in two weeks of course completion, Valid for 2 Years
Event Sports Massage
Learn specific event-related massage that will enable you to work on athletes and non-athletes at sporting events. By using these specific massage techniques along with stretching, students will help athletes, and aspiring athletes to achieve their maximum performance, recover more quickly from an event, and reduce potential injury. Students will also learn to market these techniques to athletes, thereby increasing their client base.