Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (ESS 3091 OR ESS 3094).
Requirement Designation:
Quantitative Intensive BS
Description
Evaluating fitness and prescribing exercise are the hallmarks of exercise leadership. this class prepares students to learn basic skills associated with screening clients for exercise participation, conducting basic fitness assessments, interpreting fitness test results, and constructing exercise prescriptions to meet clients' unique needs, in accordance to current American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines. At the conclusion of this courses students will have obtained the knowledge to be prepared to sit for the ASCM Health Fitness Specialist exam, one of the gold standard fitness credentials in the field of Exercise and Sport Science.