Personal Fitness Training Program
Personal Fitness Training Program
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Our certification for personal training is done in conjunction with the
prestigious National Academy of Sports Medicine. (NASM) Students will
receive official NASM course materials including a book, study guide,
and set of interactive CDs. Upon successful completion of the course,
students will receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to take
the NASM certified personal trainer national certification exam. Course
length is (10) weeks when attending Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays.
Experience your own total body transformation while learning to improve
the overall wellness of others! Included with the course is a 3 month
gym membership to the Parkridge Gym & Tan line Studios in Trooper, PA.
Program Details
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Duration:
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10 Weeks
100 Classroom hours
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Schedule:
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Class begins: January 10 - February 28, 2009
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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Cost: |
$995, books and materials included
Payment plans & Sallie-Mae Career Training Loans are available for
those who qualify |
Instructor
Jim Smith, Human Performance Coaching - Having more
then 13 years experience in the fitness industry his client base
includes professional athletes, senior citizens and post-rehab patients.
His approach is a unique blend of lifestyle coaching with functional
and movement training for optimal health. With the combination of
body alignment, strength and flexibility, clients will achieve an
overall increase in vitality, energy and power.Jim encompasses these principles
and works with clients toward an improved quality of life while achieving
their goals.
Program Classes
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Course Title |
Classroom Hours |
Semester Credits |
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Anatomy / Kinesiology
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20
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1.0
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Exercise Physiology
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12
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1.0
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Fitness Assessment
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10
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0.5
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OPT Theory
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24
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2.0
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Program & Clinical Design/ Theory Application
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22
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1.0
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Nutrition, Behavior and Professional Development
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12
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1.0
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Program Totals:
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100
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6.5
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Anatomy and Kinesiology
20 hours 1.0 credits
Goals for this section are to provide students with a understanding of
human movement science and kinesiology. Areas covered include biomechanical
terminology and functional anatomy. Students are expected to develop
a basic understanding and knowledge of the terms of movement and muscle
actions. They will also cover functional anatomy of the body including
major muscle groups of the extremities and trunk with an emphasis on their
actions during exercises. Students are also expected to learn the
exercises covered in their text and know the muscles involved in these
exercises.
Exercise Physiology
12 hours 1.0 credits
The goals for this section are to enable the student to understand the
role of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems in producing movement
and how the systems work together in the production of movement.
Students will also gain an understanding of the cardiorespiratory system
as a support system for the kinetic chain.
Fitness Assessment
10 hours 0.5 credits
The goals for this section are to give students an understanding of the
process of performing a fitness assessment on a client and how the assessment
will influence the fitness program that would be developed. Students
should gain an understanding of the questions that would be covered as
part of subjective assessment and their relevance. Students should
be able to competently perform physiological assessments and understand
the implications of postural assessments on the development of client
programs.
OPT Theory
24 hours 1.0 credits
The goals for this section are to introduce the students to the Optimum
Performance Training (OPT) model and its components as used by the National
Academy of Sports Medicine. Students are expected to develop competence
in the performance, teaching and application of the flexibility training,
cardiorespiratory training, core and balance training, reactive, speed
agility, quickness training and strength training. Students will
develop an understanding of the application of each of these in an integrated
program and how to develop progressions and regressions for the exercises
in these programs. Students will also understand how to incorporate
other exercises into the OPT model.
Program and Clinical Design/Theory Application
22 hours 1.0 credits
The purpose of this section is to teach students how to design safe and
effective fitness programs for clients using the OPT model. Students
will learn the overall concepts of variables that can be manipulated within
the OPT model. They will develop the understanding of how these
variables can produce different adaptations. Students will cover
how to incorporate these adaptations in the different levels of the OPT
model, stabilization, strength and power. Students will develop
the ability to produce programs for the purpose of body fat loss, lean
muscle mass gain and sports performance and gain understanding of how
disease processes may affect fitness programming.
Nutrition, Behavior and Professional Development
12 hours 1.0 credits
The goal of this section is to introduce students to the concepts of nutrition.
Students will study the macronutrients and micronutrients as well as water
in supporting body fat reduction and lean muscle mass gain. Students
will gain a basic understanding of supplementation and the benefits and
potential problems with some common supplements. Students will understand
how to take their clients through a 5 step system in making achievable
behavioral changes. Students will understand the importance of customer
service and how to use the READ system in the sale of personal training
service.