THE MODERN STATE AND PROBLEMS OF TRAINING OF FITNESS TRAINERS IN THE USA
Authors Vasilenko M.N.
m_vasilenko@ukr.net
National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine
Physical Education str. 1, Kiev-150, 01680, Ukraine

Abstract The analytical revue of system of professional fitness trainers' training in the USA is presented in the article. Analysis of 40 literature's sources is performed. The mechanisms of obtaining the profession "fitness trainers" ("personal trainers") in the USA are concretized. Investigated, that certification of competence is a necessary condition for a fitness trainers working, but the higher education (on the level of Bachelor's or Master's curriculum) isn't needed. Found, that organizations and education institutes are engaged in the certification of fitness specialists. They quickly react to the emergence of new popular fitness technologies, operatively develop educational programs and offer them to the education market. There is a tendency to the emergence of specialized curriculum of Bachelor and Master in higher education. The benefits of the national American education system of future fitness trainers are singled.
Key words fitness; fitness trainer; personal trainer; certification; bachelor; master;
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Last page 22
Volume 11
Year 2012
doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.97348
Title of Journal Pedagogika, psihologia ta mediko-biologicni problemi fizicnogo vihovanna i sportu=PEDAGOGICS, PSYCHOLOGY, MEDICAL-BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF PHYSICAL TRAINING and SPORTS
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