Overview

The Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management graduate certificate programme from Humber Polytechnic provides in-depth, hands-on instruction in the areas of fitness assessment, health and lifestyle counselling, exercise prescription and delivery, health promotion, group exercise leadership, health and fitness management, marketing and entrepreneurship, ergonomic assessment, and functional abilities assessment. Students learn in small groups instructed by expert faculty currently employed in the fitness and health industry.

Our advisory committee provides regular review and input into our curriculum, ensuring our programme is always on the cutting edge of industry developments.

Please note that certain courses in the programme require students to participate in fitness classes that will involve physical activity, which may at times be vigorous. Questions about fitness classes and accomodations may be directed to the programme co-ordinator (name and email details located in the Contact Us tab).

Key facts

• Health and fitness clubs represent just one category of employer where students can expect to find a job as a fitness appraiser, personal trainer, wellness specialist, programme director or club manager. The growth of the fitness business over the past few decades, and the regulation of kinesiology as a health-care profession, has created demand for qualified professionals in a variety of settings.
• In addition to private and commercial facilities, graduates may work in:

• corporate employee fitness and health facilities
• fitness/wellness centres at academic institutions
• hospitals and ergonomic clinics 
• municipal and community services
• organizations that mandate health and fitness as a condition of employment (e.g., military; correctional services; and police, fire and emergency response departments)
• rehabilitation centres
• sport institutes
• private practice/consultant services