Have you ever considered becoming a group fitness instructor or a Personal Trainer? You can get certified this semester. After completion, you can use the skills you’ve gained to help your fellow Tar Heels get fit and stay in shape!
Campus Rec offers students the opportunity to participate in a full training course to become a group fitness instructor, FITP, or personal trainer, PTTP. The courses consist of a lecture portion, where anatomy, physiology, nutrition and biomechanics are discussed. The courses also have a practical portion where you’ll perform fitness tests, prescribe exercises, study specific cases and instruct proper technique. These courses prepare you to take the ACE certification exam. Below is the information regarding each individual course.
FITP
Start Date: Wednesday, September 5
End Date: Wednesday, December 5
Registration Opens: Monday, August 20
Registration Closes: Friday, August 31
Cost: $100 (covers course materials)
Lecture Days: Mondays
Practical Days: Wednesdays
PTTP
Start Date: Tuesday, September 4
End Date: Tuesday, December 4
Registration Opens: Monday, August 20
Registration Closes: Friday, August 31
Cost: $150 (covers course materials)
Lecture Days: Tuesdays
Practical Days: Thursdays
To get started on your certification, please visit this website to fill out the registration form for the course you are interested in. You can submit it with payment to the main office of the SRC. Dan Marshall, the fitness coordinator, will follow up with you and provide you with the next steps.
If this is something you’ve been considering, check out this interview with group fitness instructor, Colleen Daly. Here, she expresses her passion for her job, why she loves it and what she finds most rewarding. You too can be certified, but hurry and sign up – spots are limited!
