ACE Personal Trainer Curriculum Syllabus



ACE Personal Trainer Curriculum SyllabusInstructor: Mr. Ed Hennessey Telephone: 856-468-1445 Ext. 2517E-mail: ehennessey@Class Meeting Times: Monday & Wednesday (Fitness Center) Tuesday & Thursday (Classroom) Friday (TBD- Fit Center, Gym or Media Center)Class Location: Fitness Center & Room 507Course Description: Personal Training I (Weight 3)5 creditsPersonal training is a course where students will have the opportunity to earn an American Council on Exercise’s Personal Trainer Certification This course is designed to give students the knowledge and understanding necessary to prepare for the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and become effective personal trainers. This course presents the ACE Integrated Fitness Training? (ACE IFT?) Model as a comprehensive system for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique health, fitness, and goals. The information covered by this course and the ACE IFT Model will help students learn how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients, as well as design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength. After this course, students will understand the most current, complete picture of the knowledge, instructional techniques and professional responsibilities personal trainers need to provide safe and effective exercise instruction to their clients. Students will also be certified in CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. This course will run similar to an online college course with meeting, classroom instruction, labs and independent study, research and assignments.Key topic areas covered include:Human Anatomy, Exercise Physiology, Applied Kinesiology, and NutritionPrinciples of Adherence, Motivation, Behavior Change, and Health PsychologyCommunication and Teaching TechniquesThe ACE Integrated Fitness Training Model Building Rapport Health and Exercise History Information AssessmentFunctional Training: Assessments, Programming, and Progressions for Posture, Movement, Core, Balance, and FlexibilityPhysiological AssessmentsResistance Training: Programming and ProgressionsCardiorespiratory Training: Programming and ProgressionsProfessional and Legal Responsibilities, Scope of Practice, and Business Strategies for Personal TrainersSpecial Exercise Programming Topics: Mind-body Exercise, Special Populations, and Exercise Implications of Common Musculoskeletal InjuriesRequired Texts/Readings American Council on Exercise (2010). ACE Personal Trainer Manual, 4th ed. Bryant, CX & Green, DJ (Eds). San Diego, CA: American Council on Exercise.American Council on Exercise (2010). ACE’s Essentials of Exercise Science for Fitness Professionals. Bryant, CX & Green, DJ (Eds). San Diego, CA: American Council on Exercise.American Council on Exercise (2010). Master the Manual, 4th ed. Bryant, CX & Green, DJ (Eds). San Diego, CA: American Council on Exercise.Ordering Text MaterialsTo access special student pricing and packages go to studentsPersonal Training Grading:There will be six written tests are 100 points each:ACE’s Essentials of Exercise Science- Chapters 1-5Test 1: Unit 1: Chapter 1- Human Anatomy & Chapter 3- Applied Kinesiology Test 2: Unit 2: Chapter 2-Exercise Physiology & Chapter 5- Training PhysiologyACE’s Personal Trainer Manual-Test 3: Unit III. Fitness Assessments &Exercise Programming: PT Chapters 7-9Test 4: Unit III. Fitness Activities & Training: PT Chapters 10, 11, 13 & 14Unit IV. Nutrition, Supplementation, & PEDs –Test 5Unit V. American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer- Test 6Quizzes/Lab Exercises = 20 points each Notebook- 3-ring binder = 200 pointsLabs, notes, study guides, etc.Quizzes/TestsWorkout programs, etc.Fitness Assessments- BF%, 1RM, etc.Exercise Data BaseParticipation/Lab Points = 1000 points (500 points each quarter)How to lose points:Unprepared- if not dressed properly (workout clothes & sneakers you cannot participate if you are not dressed) = 25 points for each dayLatenessCell phones, other than when appropriate!Junk food. Yes, as a personal trainer you are a role model for fitness, so do not bring these foods into my class! ................
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