2022-2023 Catalog [PAST CATALOG]
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HEA 230 - Personal Trainer Fundamentals4 credit hours - Five hours weekly; one term.
Explore the principles of exercise science and learn how the body responds to physical training. Apply knowledge of physiological adaptations and response to exercise to design training programs for clients, students or athletes to help them achieve their sports and fitness goals. Examine the physiological assessments used to evaluate the components of fitness, including posture, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength/endurance. Learn how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients.
Note: Successful completion of course prepares student to sit for a nationally accredited Personal Trainer Exam. Fees for the exam will be the responsibility of the student. Lab fee $15.
Prerequisite(s): HEA 101 or permission of the Academic Chair.
Note: Successful completion of course prepares student to sit for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer Exam. Fees for the ACE exam will be the responsibility of the student.
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