Personal Training

The Department of Campus Recreation will introduce the Personal Training program to FAU students and members beginning  Spring 2009.  Pricing and additional details will be coming in the next few months. 

Experienced Personal Trainers Interested in Joining Our Team?

The Process: For Experienced and Certified Personal Trainers

• Contact Katie Roberts to meet and set up an interview
•  Make a copy of your CPR and Personal Trainer Certification to bring to your interview.
• Acceptable Certifications: NASM-CPT or PES, NSCA-CPT or CSCS, ACSM-CPT or HFI, ACE-CPT
• Upon completion of sit-down interview, schedule your practical interview with Katie
• Steps beyond your practical interview are determined upon completion of the practical.  These steps may include any of the following:
  • Mock Clients
  • Further professional/personal development
  • Begin training paying clients
  • Register for our Personal Training Prep Course

The Process: For Inexperienced and/or Non-Certified Students

• Register for our Personal Trainer Preparation Course
• Attend and participate in lecture and practical each week (approximately 9 weeks)
• Utilize our fitness staff as resources for learning
• Take our written and practical final exams and participate in our interview process to pass the course
• Receive our in-house certification and join the Campus Rec team as a Personal Trainer
• Being hired as a trainer may be contingent upon completion of any of the following steps:
  • Supervised training of mock clients
  • Further professional/personal development
  • Refresher Personal Trainer Prep Course Sessions
• Take and pass one of the approved nationally accredited certification exams:
  •  ASM-CPT or PES
  • NSCA-CPT or CSCS
  • ACSM-CPT or HFI
  • ACE-CPT

The Personal Training Course:    (Thursdays 4:00-5:30 PM beginning 9/11/08)

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and hands-on experience that will enable you to become a leader in the fitness field.  Students who complete the course will be better prepared to successfully sit for a nationally accredited certification.  The Personal Trainer Prep Course is not designed to serve as a sole means of studying for a certification—it is meant to be a supplement. 

Topics:  basic and functional anatomy, applied exercise physiology, program design principles, form and technique instruction, client interaction, nutritional concepts, and more.  Practical sessions will apply concepts covered in the lecture and serve to prepare students to work one-on-one with clients.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER OR NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Katie Roberts at 561.297.1051 or krober53@fau.edu

Also, see our Training Course webpage for more information.