The Women’s Exercise Training and Wellness online program is an interactive web-based certificate program designed to ensure the development of safe and effective exercise programs for women by personal trainers, allied health/medical and fitness professionals, and the general public. The program prepares graduating students for a career working with women of all ages at medically-based fitness facilities, YMCA/JCC’s, community wellness programs, personal training studios, physical therapy clinics, health promotion sites, corporate sites, and private and commercial health clubs. Students will learn how to apply their client’s health history, goals, and abilities integrating exercise science curriculum and practical training techniques into a systematic model that teaches students to progress their clients through various phases of a woman’s life. In addition, female health and exercise enthusiasts of all ages seeking to stay current with information to design personalized exercise programs specific to a women’s needs and concerns would benefit from this program as well. The program is offered in partnership with the
Women’s Health Foundation and
Healthy Moms® Fitness, allowing graduating certificate students a preferred discount on both the
Women’s Health Foundation Total Control™ and
Healthy Moms® Perinatal Fitness Instructor Certification Exams and study materials.
This certificate program includes:
● Examination of the musculoskeletal and functional anatomy of the female pelvis
● Understand how to establish exercise programs/prescriptions, exercise-related goals and objectives, appropriate training modifications, and program evaluation strategies
● Learn about the different health considerations women face at different stages of their lives and how to appropriately adapt exercise and wellness programs to meet their needs
● Gain an understanding of how to design exercise programs for special populations of women
● Understand key terminology in medicine, health promotion, and fitness.
● Understand the roles of medical and fitness professionals
● Learn how to develop a medically-based fitness model
● On-going guidance, instruction, and interaction from instructors that hold either a Master’s, MBA, or Ph.D. degree in business administration, finance, exercise physiology, kinesiology, or an exercise science-related degree.
Course Objectives
By completing the Women’s Exercise Training and Wellness program, students will:
● Understand key terminology used to describe body parts and reference positions
● Explore the physiology of the endocrine system
● Learn ACSM guidelines and recommendations for creating an exercise prescription
● Learn how to set goals and objectives for apparently healthy women
● Learn what conditions make the female athlete triad and understand common signs and symptoms
● Review the Medical Fitness Model: Facility Standards & Guidelines published by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA) organization
● Learn how medical professionals can better the fitness profession
● Understand the medically-based fitness model
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