Fitness and wellness covers the practical delivery of exercise and healthy-living programs to the general population: personal training, group exercise instruction, wellness and health coaching, and workplace wellness. Qualifications range from short certifications to degrees in fitness, health promotion and wellness.
Many fitness qualifications are issued by professional or awarding bodies and recognised in the fitness industry rather than in higher education. Entry requirements are usually modest, but the level of study and the assessment differ widely between providers and countries.
A generic fitness qualification is not an allied-health qualification, and several providers state this clearly; the listing records what the provider says.
Typical topics: Exercise instruction, Programme design for the general population, Health coaching, Nutrition basics, Client assessment, Business skills.
Also called: Fitness training, Personal training, Health and wellness, Wellness coaching. These names lead to this one page.
A fitness qualification allows you to work as a fitness professional where employers accept it; it does not qualify you as a physiotherapist, athletic trainer or dietitian.
A sample of what verified programs in this subject say. Requirements differ by program, country and intake.
86 programs
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, Oklahoma, United States
Delivery mode not stated on the page; the university address is used.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Southern Oregon University · Ashland, Oregon, United States
Professional courseCertificateLong-term
TAFE Queensland · South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Professional courseCertificateLong-term
TAFE Queensland · Online · provider based in Australia
DegreeBachelor’s degreeLong-term
Technological University Dublin · Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland
DegreeMaster’s degree
Tennessee Technological University · Online · provider based in United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Award title is not printed on the concentration page (Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science per the department page); current enrolment availability not confirmed.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Texas State University · San Marcos, Texas, United States
Degree title taken from the department page; the page names the major but not the award wording.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
The University of Tennessee at Martin · Martin, Tennessee, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, Texas, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Towson University · Towson, Maryland, United States
Award title is not printed on the page; current enrolment availability not confirmed.
Professional courseProfessional qualification
UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) · Online · provider based in United Kingdom
Delivered through UKSCA licensed education partners; fee and partner list not captured. Delivery format not stated, so marked hybrid with unknown details.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Union Commonwealth University · Barbourville, Kentucky, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Universität Basel - Departement für Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit (DSBG) · Basel, Switzerland
Duration, ECTS, teaching language and fees not on the fetched pages.
DegreeMaster’s degree
Universität Basel - Departement für Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit (DSBG) · Basel, Switzerland
Duration, ECTS, teaching language and fees not on the fetched pages.
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Dubuque · Dubuque, Iowa, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degreeLong-term
University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
DegreeMaster’s degree
University of Houston · Houston, Texas, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Jamestown · Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
Page names the major but not the award wording.
DegreeBachelor’s degreeLong-term
University of Limerick · Limerick, Ireland
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Maine at Presque Isle · Presque Isle, Maine, United States
Current enrolment availability not confirmed
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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