Make Positive Impacts on People's Health Through Fitness and Conditioning
What type of fitness training is best? What exercises yield the biggest benefits? How do you help someone build strength, endurance or athletic skill and prevent injury?
The Fitness and Conditioning minor will give you the foundation to work in community recreation programs, work one-on-one with individuals to improve their fitness, or pursue a career in the health sciences. Courses are taught by professors in the Kinesiology department, who foster critical and creative thinking, analytical approaches, responsible decision making, and oral and written communication skills.
What jobs are available for those with a minor in Fitness and Conditioning?
With the Fitness and Conditioning minor, you can go on to a variety of careers, including coaching, personal training, sports nutrition advising or teaching.
Students will complete 18 credit hours of the following courses:
- Concepts of Physical Fitness and Wellness
- Practical Training for the Fitness Professional
- Sports Nutrition
- Exercise Physiology
- Strength Training and Conditioning
- Internship in Fitness and Conditioning
For more information on the Fitness and Conditioning minor, please contact Associate Professor of Kinesiology Kristy Ballard.