PEH 250: Ace Personal Trainer Certification

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Class Program

Exercise Science

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091861

Meets Degree Requirements For

General Elective

Description

Prepares students for the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and become effective personal trainers. Learn to design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular endurance and strength.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Be prepared to sit for the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam.

Identify and demonstrate knowledge of basic human anatomy, exercise physiology, applied kinesiology, and nutrition.

Be prepared to assess a client’s current fitness level. Evaluate those results to design resistance training and cardiorespiratory training programs for that individual.

Assist the client in principles of adherence, motivation, behavior change, and health psychology.

Address special exercise programming topics: Mind-body exercise, special populations, exercise implications of common musculoskeletal injuries.

Core Topics

Human anatomy, exercise physiology, applied kinesiology, and nutrition
The ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model
Health and exercise history information assessment
Functional training: Assessments, programming, and progressions for posture, movement, core, balance, and flexibility
Physiological assessments
Resistance training: Programming and progressions
Cardiorespiratory training: Programming and progressions
Professional and legal responsibilities, scope of practice, and business strategies for personal trainers