Running and Fitness Coaching Education in India
Posted On 27 Dec 2013
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| Program: | ACSM: ACSM offers four fitness programs:
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| Program: | Personal Trainer Certification – The ACSM Certified Personal Trainer is a fitness professional who develops and implements an individualized approach to exercise leadership in healthy populations and/or those individuals with medical clearance to exercise. |
| Eligibility Criteria: | 18 years of age or older.High school diploma or equivalent.Current Adult CPR certification with a practical skills component (such as the American Heart Association or American Red Cross) |
| Duration: | 3 months (twice a week) |
| Method of Instruction: | Regular or by Correspondence |
| Fees : | Regular Course (RS.25,000 + Service Tax) Correspondence (RS.23,000 + Service Tax). Regular and Correspondence Exam fees of Rs 16,000 + Service Tax will be extra |
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| Program: | Health & Fitness Specialist Certification – ACSM Certified Health & Fitness Specialists are required to have at least an Associate’s Degree and are qualified to work with special populations with medically controlled diseases who have been cleared by their physician for independent exercise. |
| Eligibility Criteria: | • Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related* field from a regionally accredited college or university (you are eligible to sit for the certification exam if you are in the last term or semester of your degree program)* Examples: Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Physiology, Physical Education, Human Performance, Movement Science, Kinesiotherapy, Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Health Care Administration, Sports Management, Health Science, Recreation Management/Science, Community Health, Public Health, and Health Promotion, Occupational Therapy, Biology.• Current Adult CPR certification with a practical skills component (such as the American Heart Association or American Red Cross) |
| Duration: | 3 months (twice a week) |
| Method of Instruction: | Regular or by Correspondence |
| Fees : | Correspondence (RS.23,000 + Service Tax) Exam fees of Rs 13,200 + Service Tax will be extra |
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| Program: | Clinical Exercise Specialist Certification: An ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist is a health care professional with a Bachelor’s Degree who typically works in cardiovascular/pulmonary rehabilitation programs, physicians’ offices or medical fitness centers. The ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist may also provide exercise-related consulting for research, public health, and other clinical and non-clinical services & programs. |
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| Program: | ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologists have a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science, Exercise Physiology or kinesiology. They work individually, or as part of an interdisciplinary team in clinical, communication and public health settings, and their practice is guided by published professional guidelines, standards and applicable state and federal regulations. |
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