CH. 13 CAREERS IN HEALTH AND FITNESS

Kinesiology 210 with Coulter at California State University - San Bernardino

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What is the core goal of a health and fitness profession?

To improve a person's physical functioning and physical health.

Traditionally, health and fitness professions have operated in four settings. What are they?

Worksite
Commercial
Clinical
Community

Why do some companies host health fairs?

To inform their employees about health care and health promotion options.

Employers have found that health and fitness programs ...

Reduce Health Care Costs
Increase Productivity and Morale
Decrease Absenteeism
Improve Corporate Image

Commercial health and fitness facilities are either what 2 based?

Sales or Retention based

What type of activities are the major focus in a sales-based health and fitness facility?

Membership Sales Activites

Which type of facility rarely places limits on the number of memberships sold and often offer highly discounted rates as a way of attracting a large number of new customors?

Sales-Based Facilities

Which facility focuses on delivering high-quality programs and services so that current members will continue their membership month in/out and will ikely recommend facility to others?

Retention-Based Facilities

What are the two commercial settings?

Sales-Based Facilities and Retention-Based Facilities

Hospitals, outpatient and medical facilities, and physical therapy clinics are known as what type of settings?

Clinical Settings

What type of setting has been one of the largest growth areas for health and fitness programs in the past decade?

Clinical settings

YMCA, YWCA, JCC are examples of what setting?

Community Setting

What type of instructors teach outdoor activities, aquatic fitness, and exercise classes for specific populations such as pre- and postnatal women, seniors, children, and clients who need medically supervised exercise?

Group Exercise Instructors

Conducting fitness and functional assessments and designing comprehensive individualized exercise programs that incorporate strength, flexibility, and aerobic fitness components and maximize safety and long-term results are the tasks of what type of instructor?

Fitness Instructor

The fitness instructor position can be:

a. part-time job only

b. full-time job only

c. both full/part time

C. Both full/part time

Working with clients on behavior change, stress management, relaxation techniques, time management, smoking cessation, social participation, and weight management, besides prescribing exercise programs are job duties of a?

Health and Fitness Counselor

Assessing the client's readiness for change, helping them set short and long term goals, and assisting them in moving at an appropriate pace toward a state of optimal health is a task of a ?

Health and Fitness Counselor

What role/career in fitness provides a unique opportunity for the health and fitness professional to develop an ongoing with specific clients?

Personal Trainers

Name some "specialist" positions in health and fitness settings.

Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Physical Therapist
Athletic Trainer
Sport Coach
Registered Dietitian
Certified Health Educator
Population Specialist

What do many specialist positions require (education wise)?

Require graduate-level studies, certifications, or licensure along w/a bachelor's degree in kines. or another health and fitness-related discipline

The individual that is typically responsible for managing the health and fitness services and programs that take place in a facility is known as a?

Health and Fitness Director

Hiring, training, and providing support for a diverse staff of group exercise isntructors, health and fitness counselors, personal trainers, specialists and equipment maintenance personell is the job description for?

Health and Fitness Directors

Having the responsibility for business planning, managing budgets, planning facility renovations, selecting equipment, designing and marketing programs, and forecasting future trends in health and fitness programs is the responsibility of?

Health and Fitness Directors

The multidimensional model of wellness includes 5 dimensions. What are they?

Physical
Emotional
Intellectual
Spiritual
Social

Typically, health and fitness instructors, health and fitness counselors, and personal trainers are required to have a minimum of what educational degree and/or requirement?

Minimum of bachelor's degree in Kines. or a health-and fitness-related discipline.

At the end of 2006, there were seven fitness certifying organizations that had achieved third-party accreditation through NCCA. What were they?

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Cooper Institute (CI)
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT)
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

About this deck

By: Sheri-Lynne Ducusin
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