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Professional Certificate in Senior Personal Training for Older Adults

Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5
Socio-Physiological Aspects of Aging	Designing Older Adult Exercise Programs	Business Management and Administration for the Mature Market	Exercise and Aging for Special Populations	Elective Course:  Optional Field Internship in Senior Personal Training for Older Adults

 

Books for these courses are available from Amazon and/or Fitness Wholesale's fwonline web site

links are provided to available options

Power Point Packets are the PowerPoint presentations you are required to review as part of your course work.  You are not required to purchase these.  We do however strongly recommend you do purchase them, as they can be a good place to take notes and as well as a tool for review.

 Course 1: Socio-Physiological Aspects of Aging

Required Course Material(s):

1.  Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Authors; Jessie Jones and Debra Rose, eds.,

Human Kinetics, 2005, ISBN 0-7360-4513-9

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Power Point Packet for Course 1 - FW Item:  SSPAA  $14.95 

 

Course 2:  Designing Older Adult Exercise Programs

Required Course Material(s):

1.  Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Authors; Jessie Jones and Debra Rose, eds.,

Human Kinetics, 2005, ISBN 0-7360-4513-9

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2.  Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action. McGraw-Hill, 1st Edition, 2006 Author: Mark Vella

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Power Point Packet for Course 2 - FW Item:  SOAEP  $14.95 

 

Recommended course materials to build your kinesiology library:

1.  ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th ed., American College of Sports Medicine.

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2006, ISBN 0-7817-4506-3

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Course 3:  Business Management and Administration for the Mature Market

1.  None Required.

Power Point Packet for Course 3 - FW Item:  SBMAMM  $14.95 

 

Course 4:  Exercise and Aging for Special Populations

Required Course Material(s):

1.  Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Authors; Jessie Jones and Debra Rose, eds.,

Human Kinetics, 2005, ISBN 0-7360-4513-9

Order from Amazon

Power Point Packet for Course 4 - FW Item:  SEASP  $14.95 

 

Recommended course materials to build your kinesiology library:

Exercise Testing & Prescription, 6th Edition;  Authors:  Nieman;  Publisher:  McGraw-Hill, 2006;  ISBN # 0-0730-4474-1;  Order from Amazon

Course 5: Elective Course: Optional Field Internship in Senior Personal Training for Older Adults

1.       None required.