Integrative Health for Fitness and Wellness Professionals

Designed to supplement a variety of health, fitness, and wellness professionals with contemporary knowledge, integrative concepts, and alternative practices for optimal health and healing as well as job placement and career advancement. Students will explore the connection between the physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health and well-being through a holistic approach to anatomy, physiology, human behavior, and environmental interactions.  Courses will introduce complementary and alternative health practices and examine various preventative techniques and healing therapies used around the world.  Within the provided patterns, students are given the opportunity to further their knowledge in a variety of nutrition, sports and fitness, yoga, and general health-related competencies. Courses will promote positive behavioral, social, and lifestyle changes while preparing individuals for professional careers and/or higher education within the field.  Upon completion of this certificate, students may apply for occupations open at fitness clubs, wellness centers, yoga studios, community establishments, educational institutes, as well as alternative health care clinics. Completion of this certificate may also support career advancement and/or promotional opportunities to those currently working in the health, fitness, and wellness field. *This certificate will stack on the Holistic Health Studies CTE.

10-15

This certificate aims to educate students in the realm of holistic and integrative health while furthering their knowledge and skills in the fitness, health, and wellness field. Students will gain essential knowledge and techniques for optimizing performance, health, and wellness while obtaining a certificate that will allow students to apply for a variety of jobs in the field and/or advance them in their current positions within the industry.  In particular, fitness trainers, yoga and aerobics instructors, along with sports, health and wellness coaches, will benefit greatly from this certificate.  Specific courses within this certification program will prepare students for further certification from nationally and globally recognized certifying bodies such as the American Council of Exercise (ACE)and Yoga Alliance (YA) or can fulfill continuing education hours/credits with such certifying bodies, for those currently certified.  By completing this certification student swill gain an advantage obtaining an entry-level job or higher paying position,as well as building clientele with the specialized education.

Certificate requirements are successful completion of program core.

Required Core (13units):

HLTH 1- Contemporary Health Issues -3

KNES 616 Holistic Health-Underlying Mechanisms -3*

KNES 617 Complementary and Alternative Health Practices- 3*

KNES 618 Introduction to Ayurveda-3*

KNES 404 Yogic Energy System-1

After completing the required courses, 13 units, studentswill choose a pattern to complete the remaining 8-9 units of this certificate:

Pattern 1 (+9 units):

KNES 60 Anatomy and Fundamentals of Yoga- 3

KNES 61 Teaching of Yoga-3

KNES 62 Philosophy of Yoga- 3

Pattern 2 (+ 8units):

KNES 210 Theory and Techniques of Personal Training-3

KNES 212 Profession of Personal Training-2

KNES 105 Mental Skills for Sports Performance -3

Or

FN 164 Sports Nutrition -3

Pattern 3 (+9 units)

FN 50 Fundamentals of Nutrition-3

Psyc/Soc 30 Social Psychology-3

Restricted Electives:3 units from the following courses:

FN 160 Nutrition, Weight Management, and Eating Disorders-3

FN 164 Sports Nutrition-3

FN 169 Lifestyle Nutrition-3 

KNES 60 Anatomy and Fundamentals of Yoga- 3

KNES 210 Theory and Techniques of Personal Training -3

KNES 105 Mental Skills for Sports Performance-3

PSYC 33 Psychology of Adjustment-3

PSYC 125 Psychology of Aging -3