Certified Personal Trainer

Junior year Outline

1^st Quarter

Physical Activity and Personal Fitness

Safety and Injury Prevention

• Personal Fitness Screening
• Environmental Concerns
• Safety gear and Clothing
• Smart Shoe Shopping
• Preventing Fitness Injuries
• Avoiding Harmful Substances

• Health-Related and Skill Related Fitness
• FITT and the Principle of Overload
• The Principle of Specificity
• The Principle of Progression
• Warm Up , Work Out , Cool Down

                          Basics of Flexibility

• Influences on Flexibility
• Evaluating Your Flexibility
• Developing Your Flexibility
• Flexibility Exercises and Activities

 Exercise Science

• Basics of Human Anatomy

                    Nutrition and Your Personal Fitness

• The Importance of Nutrition
• Vitamins, Minerals, and Water 
• Choosing Foods Wisely
• Nutrition for Peak Performance

                    2^nd Quarter

Exercise Science

• Human Anatomy
• Biomechanics and Applied Kinesiology

 Your Body Composition

• The Basics of Body Composition
• Influences on Your Body Composition
• Evaluating Your Body Composition
• Maintaining a Healthy Body Composition

                    Employability Skills

• Resume Building
• Job Descriptions & Job Ads

                    Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight

• Body Weight and Health Risks
• Body Image and Weight Control
• Nutrition Myths and Fad Diets
• Dietary Supplements
• Methods of Weight Control

                     Basics of Cardiorespiratory Endurance

• Your Heart, Lungs and Circulation
• Problems and Care for Your Heart and Lungs
• Influences on Cardiorespiratory Endurance
• Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Physical Activities

                     Developing Cardiorespiratory Endurance

• Evaluating Your Cardiorespratory Endurance
• Aerobic Activities
• Applying FITT to Cardiorespiratory Workouts
• Selecting Fitness Equipment

                   3^rd Quarter

Basics of Resistance Training

• Benefits of Resistance Training
• Your Muscles and their Functions
• Resistance-Training Myths
• Resistance-Training Equipment and Gear

                    Developing Muscular Fitness

• Beginning a Resistance-Training Program
• Planning Your Resistance-Training Work-Out
• Applying FITT to Resistance Training
• Achieving Muscular Fitness 

• Fitness: A Lifetime Goal
• Your Changing Personal Fitness Goals
• Choosing Fitness Professionals
• Choosing Fitness Products

Applied Science

• Programming and Application of a Fitness Program