Fitness and Health Promotion Program at George Brown College

Fitness and Health Promotion is a two-year diploma program designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in the fitness industry. You'll learn the science behind how the human body works along with a range of physical activity techniques to help your clients meet their fitness and overall health goals. This program has earned a strong reputation among employers because our graduates are well prepared to work in a variety of fitness-related positions.

Year one includes science-based courses in anatomy and physiology. Year two builds on these basic building blocks to include more specialized courses like biomechanics, injury prevention, chronic disease prevention and healthy aging.

Students also learn applied skills in the areas of:

• health screening
• fitness assessment
• exercise prescription, demonstration and modification
• counselling healthy active living
• group exercise leadership
• interprofessional collaboration

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Conduct assessments of fitness, well-being, and lifestyle for clients and effectively communicate assessment results.
• Prescribe appropriate physical activity, fitness, active living, and lifestyle programs to enhance health, fitness, and well-being of clients.
• Utilize appropriate interviewing and counselling skills to promote or enhance health, fitness, active living, and well-being of clients.
• Collaborate with individuals in the selection and adoption of strategies that will enable them to take control of and improve their health, fitness, and wellbeing.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate activities, programs, and events which respond to identified needs and interests of clients and maximize the benefits of health, fitness, and well-being.
• Train individuals and instruct groups in exercise and physical activities.
• Contribute to community health promotion strategies.
• Assist in the development of business plans for health and fitness programs, activities, and facilities.
• Implement strategies and plans for ongoing personal and professional growth and development.
• Develop and implement risk management strategies for health and fitness programs, activities, and facilities.
• Interact effectively with clients, staff, and volunteers in health and fitness programs, activities, and facilities.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates will be prepared for employment in a broad range of fitness and health related sectors including:

• commercial clubs and private fitness centres
• corporate settings
• community centres
• clinical and rehabilitation facilities

Graduates provide services in the areas of:

• exercise prescription and demonstration
• personal training
• group exercise leadership
• health promotion
• facility management

These services reflect the academic and applied curriculum. The program is constantly being reviewed and modified to ensure that the skills being developed are those required of a graduate for employment.