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National Institute of Health
Science
Technical Course
Syllabus
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Course
Number: NIHS150 |
Course
Title: Personal
Training Theory: Level I |
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Course
Length: 16
Hours |
Credit
Hours: 16
Hours |
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Contact
Hours: 16
Hours |
Continuing
Education: CEC’s 1.6
CEU’s 16 |
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Prerequisites:
CPR
Certification |
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TEXT:
The Theory of
Personal Training: Level I:
Current Edition. 2003. NIHS Publications.
OPTIONAL: Student Power
Point notebook. Current Edition. 2004
RECOMMENDED
READING: ACSM
Guidelines for Exercise testing and Prescription: Current
Edition, 2000. Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course is
an introductory course to the principles and theory of personal
training. Level I introduces the student to the total concept of
fitness, basic nutrition, weight loss programming, strength and
cardiovascular program design. Additional topics include sales and
marketing, legal precautions, office or space organization,
Equipment requirements and set up, and general health as it relates
to the exercise science field.
RECOMMENDED:
Background and
coursework in human anatomy
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this
course, the student shall be able to:
- Work with
apparently healthy populations.
- Discuss
muscular anatomy and how it relates to movement
- Describe the
basic principles of exercise physiology
- Describe the
basic principles of leadership, fitness and a healthy
lifestyle
- Discuss how
the human body responds to strength training
activity
- Discuss how
the human body responds to cardiovascular training
activity
- Apply general
teaching strategies to personal training
- Understand
professionalism, image, presentation and conduct
- Understand and
apply conceptual sales and marketing procedures
- Apply basic
exercise equipment alignment and set up
protocols
- Apply general
nutritional guidelines to general populations
- Understand and
discuss dieting and weight loss strategies with
clients
- Understand
basic supplements and safety guidelines for their
use
- Design the
frequency, intensity, duration and mode of exercise for both
strength and cardiovascular program design
- Understand the
guidelines for basic health screening
- Discuss basic
legal issues in personal training
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Topics and Class
Activities
Required Reading
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Assigned
by instructor/hand out materials and library
references |
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Unit #
1 |
Directional
terminology, anatomy and planes of
motion |
Chapter
1 |
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Unit #
2 |
Defining
fitness, goal setting, teaching
strategies |
Chapter
2-3 |
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Unit #
3 |
Selling
and marketing personal training |
Chapter
4 |
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Unit #
4 |
Basic
equipment use and set up |
Chapter
5 |
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Unit #
5 |
Muscular
fitness, metabolism and thermoregulation
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Chapter
6 |
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Unit #
6 |
Cardiovascular
fitness |
Chapter
7 |
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Unit #
7 |
Basic
nutrition and weight control |
Chapter
8-9 |
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Unit #
8 |
Legal
considerations, risk factors, client
assessment |
Chapter
10-12 |
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Unit #
9 |
Free
weight instruction |
Chapter
13 |
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Unit #
10 |
Review
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INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS: Lecture with
Power Point presentation with applied
activities
EVALUATION
METHODS: This course is graded and
assessed as follows:
Competencies: Written Examination: 90%
Verbal
Testing:
10%
GRADING: 90-100% A
(Honor List)
79-89%
B (Passing)
70-78% C
(Passing)
‹ 70%
F
(Failing)
National
Institute of Health Science
Technical
Course Syllabus
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Course
Number: NIHS155 |
Course
Title: Advanced
Exercise Specialist: Level II |
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Course
Length: 16
Hours |
Credit
Hours: 16
Hours |
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Contact
Hours: 16
Hours |
Continuing
Education: CEC’s 1.6
CEU’s 16 |
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Prerequisites:
CPR
Certification |
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TEXT:
Advanced
Exercise Specialist: Level II: An
NIHS resource guide to practical exercise programming. Current
Edition. 2004. NIHS Publications.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the
health and exercise trainer to the fundamental principles of
physical programming. Students will learn how to instruct users on
wobble boards; balance boards; balance pads; core discs; balance
pods; BOSU balls, activity, fitness and Swiss balls; rubber bands,
resistance bands and Thera-Bands; foam rollers; manual resistance;
chair based activities; home exercise programs; linear strength
training equipment; functional strength training equipment; free
weights, and water-based exercise
programs. Additional topics include equipment set up and alignment,
progressions from stable to unstable and core exercise and personal
training exercise techniques.
RECOMMENDED:
Background and
coursework in human anatomy; field experience
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this
course, the student shall be able to:
- Discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of different training
techniques
- Understand the
principles of linear strength training and functional strength
training
- Program a user
on the use of a wobble board, rocker board and balance
pad
- Program a user
on the use of a BOSU Ball, activity or Swiss
Ball
- Program a user
on the use of a balance pods and medicine balls
- Program a user
on the use of linear strength training equipment
- Program a user
on the use of functional strength training
equipment
- Instruct a
participant in correct use of free weights
- Discuss
programming in water based exercise programs, chair exercise and
home based exercise
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Topics and Class
Activities
Required Reading
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Assigned
by instructor/hand out materials and library
references |
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Unit #
1 |
Basic
programming, health history, par-Q and risk
profiling |
Chapter
1 |
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Unit #
2 |
Balance
and stability training using balance devices, testing
balance |
Chapter
2 |
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Unit #
3 |
Program
design on wobble boards, discs and BOSU
Trainers |
Chapter
2 |
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Unit #
4 |
Fitness
(Swiss) balls |
Chapter
3 |
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Unit #
5 |
Thera-bands
and rubber resistance bands |
Chapter
4 |
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Unit #
6 |
Foam
Rollers |
Chapter
5 |
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Unit #
7 |
Guide to
land based stability and mobility
training |
Chapter
6 |
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Unit #
8 |
Manual
Resistance Training Techniques |
Chapter
7 |
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Unit #
9 |
Chair
Exercises |
Chapter
8 |
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Unit #
10 |
Basic Home
Exercise for Strength |
Chapter
9 |
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Unit #
11 |
Linear
Selectorized Resistance Training |
Chapter
10 |
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Unit #
12 |
FreeMotion
Functional Training Equipment |
Chapter
11 |
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Unit #
13 |
Free
Weight Techniques |
Chapter
12 |
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Unit #
14 |
Water-Based
Exercise |
Chapter
13 |
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Unit #
15 |
Sample
Exercise Programs |
Appendix
I |
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS: Applied
laboratory activities with lecture. 90% of class time is hands-on
experience.
EVALUATION
METHODS: This course is graded and
assessed as follows:
Competencies: Written Examination: 50%
Verbal
Testing:
50%
GRADING: 90-100% A
(Honor List)
79-89%
B (Passing)
70-78%
C (Passing)
‹ 70%
F
(Failing)
National
Institute of Health Science
Technical
Course Syllabus
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Course
Number: NIHS160 |
Course
Title: Senior
Personal Training Specialist |
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Course
Length: 16
Hours |
Credit
Hours: 16
Hours |
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Contact
Hours: 16
Hours |
Continuing
Education: CEC’s 1.6
CEU’s 16 |
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Prerequisites:
CPR
Certification |
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TEXT:
The Mature Adult
Manual of Exercise: Level III: An
NIHS resource guide for fitness professionals working with older
adults. Current Edition. 2003. NIHS
Publications.
OPTIONAL: Student Power
Point notebook. Current Edition. 2004
RECOMMENDED
READING: ACSM
Guidelines for Exercise testing and Prescription: Current
Edition, 2000. Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: This course is
intended for professional exercise specialists who desire to
understand the growing filed of senior fitness. Students will learn
exercise prescription guidelines for programming both healthy and
special population seniors in fitness program
design.
PREREQUISITE:
CPR and First
Aid Certifications
RECOMMENDED:
Level I and
II
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this
course, the student shall be able to:
- Understand the
need for specialized programming in the senior
market
- Explain the
Transtheoretical model of readiness and apply it to fitness
programs
- Discuss the
physiological changes expected to occur with aging and understand
how to design exercise programs with these changes in
mind
- Describe how
both cardiovascular and strength exercises benefit the senior
exerciser
- Provide
recommendations for minimizing risk in program
design
- Discuss
various medical conditions common in senior populations and
prescribe safe exercise programming for specific medical
conditions
- Describe how
certain medications affect the heart rate and provide safe
recommendation for minimizing risk and assessing exercise
intensity
- Understand how
to assess posture, gait and range of motion and prescribe
appropriate exercises for corrections
- Discuss basic
physiology, energy systems and exercise laws
- Describe the
principles of muscular contraction
- Discuss
program design for wheelchair users and those with
disabilities
- Understand
limitations associated with various spinal cord
injuries
- Explain the
frequency, intensity, mode and duration of cardiovascular and
strength exercises for seniors
- Provide
recommendations on exercise testing and programming for
seniors
- Apply by
exercise prescription safe programming for
seniors
COURSE
OUTLINE:
Topics and Class Activities
Required Reading
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Assigned
by instructor/hand out materials and library
references |
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Unit #
1 |
The silver
tsunami: An introduction to senior fitness
needs |
Chapter
1 |
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Unit #
2 |
Teaching
strategies and challenges for senior fitness
participants |
Chapter
2 |
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Unit #
3 |
The
physiology of aging |
Chapter
3 |
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Unit #
4 |
The
benefits of an active lifestyle |
Chapter
4 |
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Unit #
5 |
Meeting
the needs of senior exercisers: class format, risks, SOAP
notes |
Chapter
5 |
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Unit #
6 |
Medical
considerations for mature adults: Exercise and
disease |
Chapter
6 |
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Unit #
7 |
Medications
and exercise |
Chapter
7 |
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Unit #
8 |
Nutrition
for the senior |
Chapter
8 |
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Unit #
9 |
Posture,
gait, balance and normal range of
motion |
Chapter
9 |
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Unit #
10 |
Strength
fitness programming for the senior |
Chapter
10 |
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Unit #
11 |
Cardiovascular
program design for seniors |
Chapter
11 |
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Unit #
12 |
Activity
based programming |
Chapter
12 |
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS: Lecture with
Power Point presentation with applied
activities
EVALUATION
METHODS: This course is graded and
assessed as follows:
Competencies: Written Examination: 90%
Verbal
Testing:
10%
GRADING: 90-100% A
(Honor List)
79-89%
B (Passing)
70-78%
C (Passing)
‹ 70%
F
(Failing)
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