Medical Exercise Specialist Training
Are you interested furthering your career beyond serving healthy, fit populations and branching into working as part of a healthcare team as a medical exercise specialist? Medical exercise specialists are an integral part the healthcare community and work with individuals with chronic diseases or disorders, helping them to rehabilitate and attain their maximum health and fitness. Upon completion of the online course and passing the Ace Fitness certification exam, you can qualify to work in the healthcare sector in clinics, hospitals, rehab facilities, assisted living facilities and more.
Why This Course?
Being a medical exercise specialist can be a rewarding career, as it links both healthcare and physical fitness in order to help people with physical limitations, illnesses, chronic conditions, and those in need of rehabilitation after injury. This certification course prepares you to work in various positions and settings, and you’ll learn the skills needed to work with special populations and at-risk clientele.
This course provides you with an extensive, specialized curriculum that you can finish at your own pace. It includes various platform choices, practice tests, study guides, and much more to enable you to successfully complete the course and pass the certification test.
Prerequisites for the Course
As this is an advanced certification course from ACE Fitness, you need to have a four-year degree in fields such as Exercise Physiology, Occupational Therapy, etc., as a prerequisite for starting this course. You also need 500 hours of work experience designing and implementing exercise programs. Visit the ACE Fitness website to learn more.