Fitness Instructing
FIT (Fitness Instructor Training)
Register today for FIT to begin the process of becoming a Fitness Instructor!
Love fitness? Have what it takes to lead others to love it too? Join FIT today to learn the proper ways to workout, cueing, technique, how to instruct, and much more! After completing sessions and auditioning you may have the opportunity to be a paid Fitness Instructor here at the Rec!
Apply today at the Rec Center front desk and we will help you discover your options for getting trained to become a Rock Star Instructor!
Each semester we offer a FIT class once a week to the TAMIU community and general community. You must be a Rec Sports member and/or currently enrolled student in Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) in order to participate in this class.
Students will learn the fundamentals of being a quality Fitness Instructor. Participants will adhere knowledge in instructor expectations, physical activity recommendations, posture, form and exercise technique, injury prevention, cardio and weight training, class and program design, equipment training, specific class techniques, nutrition basics, scope of practice, emergency response, keys to becoming a great instructor, participant connection, instructor cueing techniques, and much more! The student will be required to pick a mentor instructor. They must “shadow” classes in the fitness program of their choice: Toning intensive, Cardio intensive, Mind and Body, or Dance intensive programs. The student will be required to shadow each class consistently with their instructor mentor for the semester. At the end of the semester, the student will prepare a demo in order to audition for the opportunity to be a fitness instructor at the TAMIU Rec Center. FIT is offered at a first come first serve basis and upon availability of positions.
No experience necessary, but previous experience is beneficial. Bring a drive to commit and do your best. Sessions are ongoing throughout each semester. See current fitness schedules for dates & times.
Click here for more info about FIT classes
FIT 2.0
Fitness instructors get ready to take your fitness knowledge to another level! FIT 2.0 is a new class that is opened to currently enrolled students at TAMIU or Rec Sports members and is designed for current fitness instructors or fitness professionals who want to make fitness their profession. This class will help prepare participants for the ACE (American Council on Exercise) Group Fitness Exam. See www.acefitness.org for more information on ACE Group Fitness Exam.
Personal Training
Want to become a Certified Personal Trainer?
tPT - (training Personal Trainers)
Where the professionals go to get certified.
tPT is a class that will prepare you to take the exam that gets you certified as a Personal Trainer.
Take this class and you are well on your way to a Personal Training career. tPT begins in the Spring semester, so register today by contacting Victoria at victoria.davenport@tamiu.edu .
No experience necessary, just a drive to commit and do your best and we will help you learn the rest.Upon completion of the tPT class participants can register for the AFAA Certification and take it at any Pearson Vue Testing Center.
tPT sessions conducted using AFAA materials:
AFAA Primary Group Fitness Certification
...coming to the TAMIU Rec Center!
NOW is your chance to get certified! Register today!
March 9 - March 11, 2012
AFAA Primary Group Fitness Instructo info.
Click here for more info on AFAA.
Want to become a Personal Trainer?
Come to the Rec Center front desk and fill out an application today!
Check the front desk for current sessions we are offering to teach you how to become a Personal Trainer.
