Diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion Fleming College - Sutherland Campus (Peterborough), Canada

The Fitness and Health Promotion program will prepare you to perform the roles and responsibilities of a fitness and health consultant. Heightened consumer awareness of fitness and health has resulted in a significant demand for these qualified fitness professionals.

Program Highlights

Through accurate assessment and monitoring of health and fitness levels, you will prepare activities and programs that are safe and effective and that meet individual needs and interests. Are you committed to a healthy lifestyle and interested in motivating others to achieve their wellness goals? If so, this could be the right career for you. Our new program curriculum focuses on four areas of study:

• Exercise Science
• Coaching
• Health promotion
• Business

The four areas of study support student success with industry-related certifications external to the program. Program faculty will provide guidance and information on the various certifications that are available and relevant to fitness and health professionals.

Over four semesters, you will progressively develop skills and knowledge in fitness assessment and exercise programming, nutrition, health promotion, leadership and self-development, business planning and lifestyle consulting. Field placement opportunities will provide you with workplace experience supervised by trained professionals and leaders in the fitness industry. Placements can be tailored to your specific career goals or future university plans. For example, students have requested placements in hospitals, corporate sites, fitness facilities, chiropractic or physiotherapy settings, and non-profit organizations such as Diabetes Canada and Osteoporosis Canada. Class sizes are small and your learning environments feature the latest equipment, technology and facilities, including the state-of-the-art Peterborough Sport and Wellness Centre, located on Fleming College campus grounds.

Learning Outcomes

• Conduct an assessment of the physical fitness, activity level and lifestyle of the client using standardized protocols, to build an individualized exercise program.
• Develop, implement and evaluate safe training programs grounded in fundamentals of anatomy, bio-mechanics, cardio-respiratory physiology, and nutrition to support the fitness and wellness goals of clients.
• Instruct individual clients and groups in the correct techniques for executing fitness and training programs to achieve results that meet their goals for fitness active living and wellness.
• Select and apply interview tools and coaching strategies that will enable clients and groups to improve their fitness, and wellness in sustainable ways.
• Develop business plans for a fitness and /or training business organization to ensure sustainability and viability while mitigating risks.
• Support community health promotion strategies for active healthy living in the general population.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with clients, staff, allied health professionals and volunteers in the delivery of programs, activities, and the use of facilities.
• Provide positive reinforcement to empower clients and help them sustain their efforts.
• Develop plans and implement strategies for ongoing professional growth and development.
• Communicate information persuasively and accurately in oral, written and other media formats.