Fitness and Health Related Careers Flashcards

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Program Areas

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Preventative Programs
- Specialists work with healthy adults to increase their level of fitness.
- Found in worksite fitness centers, commercial fitness centers, and community
agencies such as the YMCA
- Rehabilitative Programs.
- Specialists work with individuals who have a
medical condition to help them attain a functional state of living and an enhanced quality of life.
- Found in hospitals, medical clinics, or community agencies or affiliated with
corporate fitness centers

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Wellness Program Components

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  • Improvement of fitness.
  • Educational programs.
  • Health promotion programs.
  • Lifestyle modification.
  • Recreational sport opportunities
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Exercise Program Specialist Responsibilities

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  • Directing the exercise program.
  • Training and supervising staff.
  • Developing and managing the program budget.
  • Facility and laboratory management.
  • Marketing.
  • Evaluating medical and activity history.
  • Developing individual exercise prescriptions.
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Worksite Wellness Programs

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  • Critical component of national health promotion and disease prevention
    effort.
  • Potential to reach a large percentage of the population.
  • Convenient for employees.
  • Offers peer social support.
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Worksite Wellness Programs

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Benefits to corporations.
- Improved job performance.
- Increased in productivity.
- Reduced absenteeism.
- Reduced injury rates.
- Lower worker’s compensation costs.
- Reduced health care costs.
- Enhancement of workplace morale.
- Recruiting.
- Retaining employees.

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Twelve Core Components of Worksite Fitness Programs

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  • Back care and injury prevention.
  • Exercise/Physical fitness.
  • Stress management.
  • Smoking control.
  • Substance abuse.
  • Weight management.
  • Medical self-care.
  • Consumer health education.
  • Cholesterol reduction.
  • Nutritional intervention.
  • Select biometrics screenings.
  • Hypertension management.
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Commercial and Community Fitness Programs

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Program offered.
- Graded exercise tests.
- Individualized fitness evaluation and prescription.
- Educational programs.
- Lifestyle modification.
- Group exercise programs, ranging from aerobic dance class to yoga instruction to cardiac rehabilitation to sport-specific training.
- Strength training, body weight resistance training, high-intensity interval training (H I I T), and functional training.

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Health and Fitness Club Trends

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  • More people are working out in clubs, and membership is expected to increase over the next
    five years as the public becomes more health-conscious and interested in being fit.
  • Move away from one size fits all to development of more age- and population-specific programming.
    • Adults over 55: strength, balance, and functional training
    • Youth programming: Sport-specific training for youth
  • Small group personal training: economy and social interaction
  • On-demand virtual training
  • Clubs that are open 24 hour
  • Wellness services: health coaching, nutritional counseling complementing fitness programming
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Personal Trainers

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  • Work in private and public settings.
  • Conduct fitness assessments.
  • Develop specific goals with clients.
  • Design programs for goal attainment.
  • Coach clients through workouts.
  • Monitor progress.
  • Growing use of the Internet, e-mail, video chat, or phone to hire personal trainers and report results for convenience.
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Health and Wellness Coaches

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  • Client-centered with focus on making lasting changes that enhance their health and well-
    being.
    • Clients who are healthy and want to enhance their level of health.
    • Clients who desire to decrease their risk of disease or those who want to better manage an existing
      health condition.
  • Work individually or in small groups.
  • Interact face-to-face, telephone, or using video chat.
  • May work privately, find employment in fitness centers, or serve as part of the worksite health promotion or medical fitness center staff.
  • Certification.
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Athletic Training

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  • Prevention of injuries.
  • Design and supervision of conditioning programs.
  • Advising coaches and athletes.
  • Assist in preseason physicals.
  • Checking equipment and facilities for safety.
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Increasing Professional Marketability

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  • Additional courses in health and related areas.
  • Certification:
    • First Aid or CPR
    • Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP-CPT)
    • Certified (CSEP-CEP)
    • More on CSEP certifications: https:/csep.ca/
  • Practical experience.
  • Internships, fieldwork, volunteering, or part-time or summer employment
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