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Fitness Specialist Certificate |
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Glendale Community College presents... |
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Fitness Specialist Certificate |
Reinstated by the Physical Education Division
Fall Term 2008
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Thank you for your interest in the Glendale Community College Fitness Specialist Certificate. If you are a fitness enthusiast, are considering a career in a health or fitness profession, and enjoy hands-on client work, this is an excellent opportunity to gain entry level experience and become certified in fitness.
Barb Erfurt, MPH
Associate Professor of Health Sciences
berfurt@glendale.edu
The Fitness Specialist Certificate prepares the student to work in various fitness
leadership positions in the health/fitness industry or to become
self-employed in health/fitness training and consultation.
The program offers students a variety of physical education and
health courses, emphasizing the relationship of human physiology,
exercise training, lifestyle behavior modification and disease
prevention.
Extensive focus is placed on integrating text-learned information
into practical experience using substantial laboratory work with
clients and a training/consultation internship.
Fitness assessment, exercise prescription, and exercise program implementation
are targeted, preparing students to enter the workforce in the area of personal
training at health clubs, gyms, etc.
This program is based on the guidelines of the American College
of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the national organization recognized
for providing the gold standard in research and application of
medicine and science to sport and exercise.
| Class | Units | Title | Typically Offered |
| Biology 115 | 4 | Human Biology | Variable |
| Health 110 | 2 | Principles of Athletic Training | Spring |
| Health/PE 128 | 3 | Nutrition for Physical Fitness | Fall/Spring |
| PE 111 | 1 | Exercise Psychology | Winter |
| PE 112 | 2 | Applied Exercise Physiology | Fall |
| PE 113 | 2 | Exercise Testing and Prescription | Fall |
| PE 114 | 2 | Instructional Techniques for Group Fitness Leaders | Summer |
| PE 115 | 2 | Instructional Techniques for Group Fitness Leaders for Special Populations | Summer |
| PE 116 | 1 | Careers for Fitness Leaders | Variable |
| Health 102 | 2 | CPR/First Aid | Variable |
| Internship 150 | 3 | 54 hours of work (paid or unpaid) in the fitness industry | Variable |
| Total units completed : | 24 | ||
| Total time to completion: | 1-1.5 years |
Sample Program Plan:
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Health 128 |
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PE 111 |
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Biology 115 |
4 |
PE 114 | 2 | PE 115 | 2 | Internship |
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PE 112 |
2 |
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Health 110 |
2 |
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PE 113 |
2 |
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CPR/First Aid |
2 |
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7 units |
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8 units |
2 units | 2 units | 3 units | ||
| Optional internship | Optional internship | |||||||||
Upon release of the Surgeon General's report on physical activity and health, the federal government and its research organizations formally pronounced that the development of chronic diseases relate to dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. Taking active measures to modify lifestyle and behaviors is an effective and recommended means by which to prolong life and promote quality of life. Until recently there have been few educated Health and Fitness Specialists working in fitness facilities. To correct this problem, multiple organizations have been created, whose purposes are to certify persons who have knowledge in health and fitness to safely deliver proper and adequate health/fitness education to the public.
In order to earn a national certification of this sort, recipients must be adept at assessing health and fitness status, and at designing programs based on current exercise and health guidelines. Fitness centers are now requiring that the NASM, ACE or equivalent national certification be earned before or upon the hiring of new employees.
Glendale Community College Physical Education division has produced this certificate program, which teaches students the means by which to apply exercise science theory to practical work with clients. In doing so, students develop the skills needed to pass a written examination and become prepared for practical, immediate work with clientele in the field.
Barb Erfurt
Associate Professor of Health Sciences & Dance
Jon Gold
Division Chairperson of Physical Education