Workshop Information

Health/Fitness Instructor Workshop

Dates:	Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12, 2008
Report Times:	Participants will initially meet in the first-floor lobby of the USC Arnold School of Public Health Research Center between 8:15 and 8:30 on Wednesday, June 11; on Thursday, June 12, participants will meet at 8:00 am in Room 107 of the Public Health Research Center
Location:	Lecture and practical sessions will be held in Room 107 of the USC Arnold School of Public Health Research Center (921 Assembly Street, corner of Assembly & College Streets)
What to Bring:	Recommended Study Materials (see below), Notebook, Calculator, Exercise Clothing

The HFI workshop provides structured experiences in the classroom and laboratory to improve your knowledge and understanding of exercise physiology, exercise leadership, risk factor identification, graded exercise testing, exercise prescription, and health education, as outlined in the American College of Sports Medicine’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (7th edition). The workshop is designed for:

• Exercise physiologists
• Personal trainers
• Health promotion specialists
• Fitness directors and instructors
• Physical educators
• Nurses
• Physical and occupational therapists
• Dieticians

The workshop is designed to provide candidates with a thorough review of the core competencies expected of a certification candidate. They also afford the opportunity to practice some of the competencies found in the practical portion of the exam. Content areas include Applied Exercise Science, Pathophysiology, Pre-Activity Screening/Risk Stratification, Metabolic Calculations, Human Behavior and Counseling, Program Administration/Safety & Emergency Procedures, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Weight Management & Body Composition, Muscular Fitness/Flexibility Assessment, and Exercise Programming for Special Populations. Practical sessions, scheduled throughout the workshop, are designed to complement the accompanying lectures and improve the participant’s techniques on skills that were reviewed in the lecture sessions. Ample time is set aside for individual mastery of the presented practical skills. Involvement depends on you. Thursday evening is also available for additional preparation. Workshop participants will be subjects during practical sessions; please come dressed for skinfold and circumference measurements, strength testing, and functional capacity tests. Appropriate dress for the women includes ladies’ bathing suit tops or sports bras for the skinfold testing and proper athletic shoes for everyone. Practical partners and study partners are your choice.

If already HFI-certified, sixteen (16) Continuing Education Credits (CECs) may be earned by attending the workshop.

Continuing Education Workshop:
Business Management for the Fitness Professional

While fitness professionals are experts in exercise/health topics, they are often less experienced with the business and financial aspects of their profession. Topics to be discussed at this comprehensive one-day course include member retention, employee hiring and recruiting, revenue streams and generation, and organizational structures. The course material covers the health and fitness industry from both a historical and future trend perspective. Anyone interested in marketing themselves or a fitness facility will benefit greatly from attending.

CECs for workshop: 7 CECs

For more information about ACSM HFI workshops, please visit www.acsm.org/certification  or call (317)637-9200.