Throughout the programme you will develop an understanding of current health and exercise recommendations, as well as the ways in which exercise impacts on health and wellbeing. The programme will also:
- Develop your professional practice: including improved patient interaction and an understanding of good clinical practice, healthcare ethics and informed consent
- Build your understanding of exercise preparticipation health screening: with a focus on medical history, blood pressure and pulmonary function
- Provide you with expertise in delivering health-related physical fitness testing: providing you with an understanding of body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness
- Give you an understanding of the principles, interpretation, creation and communication of exercise prescription, including strategies for promoting exercise.