Fitness Internship — Hands-On Experience & Growth

Health Fitness Corporation; Florham Park (NJ); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Job summary

HealthFitness offers exciting internship opportunities for students completing their university internship requirement across corporate, community, and hospital-based settings. Interns will be involved in supervising members, assisting with reports, performing fitness evaluations, and developing exercise programs under supervision.

Ideal candidates are juniors or seniors pursuing relevant degrees with CPR/First Aid/AED certified, and optionally hold personal training or group exercise

Qualifications

• Junior or Senior level student working towards a degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, Health Education, Health Promotion or related field.
• Current CPR, First Aid and AED certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required (or will be required by start date of internship).
• Personal Training or Group Exercise certification from ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NSCA or NASM a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for members of the facility.
• Assist in compiling participation data and the completion of necessary reports.
• Perform fitness evaluations for participants and personal training clients.
• Summarize and interpret fitness test data and prescribe cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in related field

Tools

ACE/ACSM/AFAA/NSCA/NASM certifications

Job description

HealthFitness offers exciting internship opportunities for students completing their university internship requirement across corporate, community, and hospital-based settings. Interns will be involved in supervising members, assisting with reports, performing fitness evaluations, and developing exercise programs under supervision.

Ideal candidates are juniors or seniors pursuing relevant degrees with CPR/First Aid/AED certified, and optionally hold personal training or group exercise