Exercise Specialist | Unpaid Internship
Frasier•Boulder, CO
•Onsite
About The Position
Frasier is seeking a motivated and compassionate Exercise Specialist Intern to join our Wellness Center team. This internship offers hands-on experience supporting older adults through safe, engaging, and evidence-based wellness programming—while learning alongside certified wellness professionals in a senior living community rooted in dignity, respect, and connection. This internship is designed for students completing required academic hours and provides meaningful exposure to wellness services in a Life Plan community.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program related to exercise science, kinesiology, physiology, or health promotion
- Internship must fulfill academic credit requirements
- Junior, senior, or graduate student standing required
- Foundational knowledge of exercise principles and interest in older adult fitness
- Ability to speak, read, and write English
- Bring curiosity, patience, and a strong desire to learn
- Enjoy building positive, respectful relationships with older adults
- Take feedback well and apply learning in real time
- Value teamwork, professionalism, and a mission-driven environment
- Are dependable, organized, and attentive to safety
Nice To Haves
- Experience with older adults or in a wellness/healthcare setting is a plus, but not required
Responsibilities
- Assist with individualized exercise and wellness programs supporting strength, balance, mobility, and functional wellbeing
- Support residents during supervised exercise sessions with encouragement, cueing, and demonstrations (within intern scope of practice)
- Engage with residents in a respectful, patient, and resident-centered manner
- Observe participant response to activity and communicate concerns to Wellness Center staff
- Support group exercise classes and wellness programs by assisting instructors and participants
- Help prepare and organize equipment and wellness spaces before and after programming
- Observe effective facilitation techniques, pacing, cueing, and modifications for varying abilities
- Collaborate with Wellness Center staff and, when appropriate, interdisciplinary team members
- Assist with basic documentation and wellness tracking under supervision
- Participate in meetings, training sessions, and educational opportunities
- Follow organizational wellness standards and ACSM-aligned practices
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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