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Group Fitness Instructor
Skills Certificate
Program Details
This skill award prepares students with the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to become group fitness instructors. Students are prepared for and encouraged to sit for a 3rd party group fitness instructor certification exam (GFI exam) after completing this skill award.
Group Fitness Instructor Pathways
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate safe and effective form during a variety of resistance training, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory exercises.
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities required for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Group Fitness Instructor exam.
- Apply fundamental science of kinesiology to assess, design, and lead fitness programs for diverse groups.
- Perform a variety of group exercise movements with proper form.