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
University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, Georgia, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degreeLong-term
University of North Texas · Denton, Texas, United States
Campus taken from the university address printed on the page; the page lists Format: On Campus.
DegreeProfessional doctorate
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, Indiana, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of the Cumberlands · Williamsburg, Kentucky, United States
Page lists On-Campus and Online locations; whether the whole program is online is not stated.
DegreeMaster’s degree
University of the Cumberlands · Online · provider based in United States
DegreeMaster’s degree
University of the Cumberlands · Online · provider based in United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
University of Wyoming · Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Current enrolment availability not confirmed
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Valley City State University · Valley City, North Dakota, United States
Page names the major but not the award wording.
DegreeMaster’s degree
West Virginia State University · Institute, West Virginia, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Western Colorado University · Gunnison, Colorado, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Western Colorado University · Gunnison, Colorado, United States
DegreeBachelor’s degree
Wingate University · Wingate, North Carolina, United States
Degree title (for example B.S.) not printed on the page.
DegreeMaster’s degree
Winthrop University · Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per week, per camp, per term, per year) are not comparable. Missing details (tuition, admissions, accommodation) never remove a verified listing. Training programs closed to the public are shown only when you ask for them. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.