Essentials of Personal Training

Catalog description

This course is for Health Sciences majors and Strength and Conditioning minors only, and it provides learning instruction geared toward certification as a personal trainer following the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommendations. The course focuses on anatomy and physiology; exercise physiology; bioenergetics; and program design using concepts of strength, endurance, flexibility, power, and cardiovascular endurance. Offered spring semester only. Service Learning (SL) Designated Course: minimum 20 hours of service. Exercise Science track students must earn a C- or better.