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FITNESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION

Fitness and Health Promotion program is comprised of hands-on practical learning in laboratory and placement settings and a comprehensive academic grounding that will prepare you for a career assisting individuals and groups to reach their highest potential for overall well-being.

Fitness and Health Promotion, taught within the School of Community and Health Studies, is a two-year health diploma program that will include:

Anatomy and physiology
Fitness assessment
Leadership skills
Injury management
Nutrition
Fitness marketing
Health promotion
Computer skills
Mental illness and mental wellness
Current functional-fitness training principles
Speed, agility, quickness and Olympic lifting principles
Older adult and special populations programming
Physical Literacy and Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD)

Career Outlook

Fitness instructor
Personal trainer
Sports conditioning coach
Fitness consultant
Wellness/fitness program developer
Health and wellness entrepreneur
Fitness entrepreneur

Areas of Employment

Community (e.g., YMCA)
Commercial fitness (e.g., Goodlife, LA Fitness)
Corporate fitness
Municipal recreation
Retail Fitness (e.g., fitness equipment sales)
Hospital
Business/entrepreneurship
Corporate fitness

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FITNESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION