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Personal fitness training offered to faculty and staff

The EXSS 415 Fitness Leadership class is inviting faculty, staff and community members again in a unique opportunity to receive personal fitness training from our students. This fall the program will be extended, and fitness testing and training will be offered over a six-week period, starting Thursday, March 19, and concluding Thursday, April 23.

This year, as part of the experiential learning aspect of the class, students will be responsible for recruiting their own volunteers (“clients”) from Coastal Carolina and the surrounding community. To volunteer, you must be willing to commit to two 60-minute time slots on Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 or 5:55 p.m. Exercise sessions will take place in the Williams-Brice Fitness/Wellness facility operated by the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies.

The students will be responsible for screening your health, assessing your risk, getting a physician clearance for exercise (if needed), testing your baseline levels of fitness, developing a personalized fitness plan and personally training you twice a week. At the end of the six weeks, the students will re-assess you, celebrate success with you, and deliver a personalized exercise program that you can continue to follow after the class.

Please note that full commitment to participating in all of the sessions is required. If you anticipate work conflicts or missing days, then it might be best to volunteer to participate during the Summer I session or the fall semester. Each week the students will be working closely with their participant. Having a participant absent would take away from the learning and educational experience for the student.

If you are interested and would like to be put on our list, email Jason Cholewa, Ph.D., assistant professor of exercise and sport science, at 843-349-2041 or jcholewa@coastal.edu.