SPEX 3510 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription

5 credit hours
Designed to give students the knowledge and understanding necessary to preparefor the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and become effective personal trainers. Thiscourse presents the ACE Integrated Fitness Training (ACE IFT) Model as a comprehensivesystem for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique health, fitness, andgoals. The information covered by this course and the ACE IFT Model will help students learn howto facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior change in clients, as well as designprograms that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function,cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength.

SPEX Elective.

Prerequisite Course(s): SPEX 2310/2311 and SPEX 3130/3131
Terms Typically Offered: spring