FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2006
CONTACT: Ashley M. Meijerink
706.542.7193
Ashley.Meijerink@georgiacenter.uga.edu
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GEORGIA CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINING
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Athens, GA - The Department of Personal and Professional Development of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center & Hotel in Athens, Ga., is pleased to announce a new program for Fall 2006, the Online Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training. This interactive Web-based certificate program is designed to supply essential education in biomechanics, physiology, neurology, motor learning, functional anatomy, resistance training, and fitness management. The series of five core courses and an optional field internship elective course could have participants working as a professional trainer in as little as four months.
The Online Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training program was established to provide continuing education for current fitness/health/medical professionals and for the development and education of students seeking careers as personal trainers in the emerging fitness and health industry.
Content and curriculum within each course in the program is designed to present the student with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to implement a unique medically-based fitness model to their future or current clients. 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 different training levels and phases.
The Online Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training is offered through three modules:
Module One
DATES: Sept. 25 - Nov. 5, 2006 (Registration deadline is Sept. 21, 2006)
Course 1: Introduction to Exercise Science-Level I (Anatomy and Kinesiology)
Course 2: Introduction to Exercise Science-Level II (Exercise Physiology)
Module Two
DATES: Nov. 6 - Dec. 17, 2006 (Registration deadline is Nov. 3, 2006)
Course 3: Health Risk Profiles and Fitness Assessment Techniques
Course 4: Business Administration and Management Aspects for Personal Trainers
Module Three
DATES: Dec. 18, 2006 - Jan. 28, 2007 (Registration deadline is Dec. 15, 2006)
Course 5: Designing Exercise Prescriptions for Normal/Special Populations
ELECTIVE Course: Optional Field Internship in Personal Training
Each of the five basic courses provide 30 hours of training/3.0 CEUs. The fees for the Online Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training are $259 per course or $1,554 for full program. Required textbooks are not included in the course fee. An advanced online certificate in personal training is also available. For more information about the advanced program, go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/personaltrainer
For more information or to enroll in the Online Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training, please contact Teresa Nunn at 706-542-3537 or teresa.nunn@georgiacenter.uga.edu. Additional information about the course is available at www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/personaltrainer
The Georgia Center, a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities through its continuing education programs. On UGA's campus, the Georgia Center includes a full-service hotel with 200 rooms and suites, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs -- all under one roof. For more information go to www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.
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