PT coach

Personal Training Coach: EDPE 200
NASM Exam Preparation Course
Offered in the spring, 3 credits, no prerequisites required

This is a course to assist students interested in Personal Training and/or becoming a Certified Personal Trainer (certification exam fee and exam not included). This course is designed to give students the knowledge and understanding necessary to prepare to take a nationally accredited Personal Training exam and to become innovative, safe and effective Personal Trainers. Students taking this course do not have to have applied sciences pre-requirements. Sciences related to the human body and functional movement will be covered. This course consists of both online and physical lecture, online testing, and laboratory experience. The goal is for hands-on learning of comprehensive systems for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique health, fitness, and goals. The information covered by this course will help students learn how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients, as well as design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength. Students will apply the skills and information learned in this course through simulated training experiences in the UVM Campus Recreation Gucciardi Fitness Center during class time.

It is strongly recommended that all students for this course gain experience as a Personal Training client prior to class to gain exposure to our assessment, goal setting and program design process.

To register for this course, visit the UVM Registrar page. If you have questions on how to register contact the UVM Registrar (802) 656-2045. If you have questions in reference to the course contact the instructor Justina Reichelt (802) 656-8058.