Hands-On Fitness Internship: Real-World Wellness Experience

HealthFitness; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

HealthFitness offers hands-on internship opportunities designed to provide supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for facility members in Spring, TX. Interns will assist with evaluations, report compilation, and program development while shadowing trainers and teaching at least one group class.

The role emphasizes marketing, event support, and day-to-day office duties, with formal CPR/First Aid certification required before start date.

Qualifications

• Junior or Senior level student pursuing a degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, Health Education, Health Promotion or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Current CPR, First Aid and AED certification required.
• 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 fitness program participants and personal training clients.
• Summarize and interpret fitness test data and prescribe cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals.
• Develop and/or implement at least one special program/event.
• Shadow a Personal Trainer and train a client while supervised.
• Demonstrate ability to teach a minimum of one group exercise class format through team teaching.
• Contribute to the marketing of all fitness and wellness programs and services through website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, social media, etc.
• Assist in the coordination of client site special events programming related to health and wellness.
• Instruct special fitness programs as needed.
• Assist fitness/wellness staff with general day-to-day duties of the office.
• Attend all regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
• Other duties as needed/assigned.

Skills

CPR/First Aid/AED

Communication skills

Group exercise instruction

Interpersonal skills

Education

Junior/Senior undergraduate or master's student

Job description

HealthFitness offers hands-on internship opportunities designed to provide supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for facility members in Spring, TX. Interns will assist with evaluations, report compilation, and program development while shadowing trainers and teaching at least one group class.

The role emphasizes marketing, event support, and day-to-day office duties, with formal CPR/First Aid certification required before start date.