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Fitness Specialist

Overview

About This Program

The Fitness Specialist Certificate will equip students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding to enhance employment prospects in the health and fitness business, sports and leisure industry, coaching, and associated fields. The Certificate is a great addition to the Associate Degree!

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At-a-Glance

Degrees & Credits

Certificate (10 credits)

Campus
Hibbing
Itasca
Mesabi Range - Virginia
Rainy River
Vermilion

Program Features

  • Identify and describe human anatomy and body structure relating to sports
  • Describe and explain physiological processes relating to sports
  • Describe methods of prevention of, and demonstrate and explain appropriate care for, athletic injuries
  • Increase fitness level by participating in class
  • Describe various coaching styles and develop their own philosophy
  • Demonstrate techniques for aerobic and anaerobic sports
Careers

This certificate program is often used as an additional focused area for other related degree programs. While students can get careers in the fitness and sporting industry, most will pair with another degree to add an expertise to that degree.

Meet the Faculty

Justin Lamppa

Men's Athletic Director, Baseball Coach, Physical Education Instructor

218-322-2394

Ernest Collins

Head Men's Basketball Coach, Physical Education Faculty

218-285-9378

Kate Brau

Physical Education Health Instructor

218-293-6855

Additional Information