FITNESS PROGRAM

Fitness Program at LASU is designed to provide students and general public with various individualized physical training activities. For our students either in certificate or degree programs, this fitness program offers an excellent opportunity to enhance their physical capabilities while attending the university.

As a part of our university’s commitment to contributing to our local communities, the Fitness Program is also available to the residents of local communities for their health and wellbeing.

To find out more about our Fitness Program, please contact the LASU Fitness Program coordinator.

Program Description

LASU issues Certificate in Personal Fitness Training (PFT). Content and curriculum within each course in the program is designed to present the student with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to implement a unique medically-based fitness model for their future or current clients. Students will learn how to apply their client’s health history, goals, and abilities integrating exercise science curriculum and practical training techniques into a systematic model that teaches students to progress their clients through different training levels and phases.

Program Objectives

By completing the Certificate in Personal Fitness Training, students will:

- Prepare or receive advanced education for a career as a personal trainer or fitness professional.
- Learn how to implement a fitness model based in medical science and the ACSM Risk Stratification process for clients.
- Understand the process to conduct a detailed health and fitness assessment.
- Identify the business fundamentals of administration, marketing, and management in personal training.
- Gain information regarding exercise science, kinesiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, neurology, client testing and assessment, functional anatomy, and exercise programming.
- Explore the profession as a potential career choice with the optional field internship experience.
- Prepare to take personal training certification exams from ACE, ACSM, and other national organizations.
- Prepare to work as a personal trainer in the health and fitness industry.