Spring/Summer Semester Fitness Intern (Richardson, TX)
HealthFitness•Richardson, TX
About The Position
HealthFitness offers a spring/summer internship for students completing a university internship requirement in a corporate, community, or hospital-based setting. The internship provides hands-on, career-building experience and exposure to fitness and health-related work. Interns may supervise and guide facility members, assist with fitness evaluations and exercise programming, support events and marketing, teach group exercise under supervision, and help with day-to-day office duties.
Requirements
- Be a junior- or senior-level Bachelor's or Master's student pursuing a degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, Health Education, Health Promotion, or a related field at an accredited college or university.
- Hold current CPR, First Aid, and AED certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or obtain it by the internship start date.
- Have communication skills to instruct and interact effectively with a diverse group of individuals.
Nice To Haves
- Personal Training or Group Exercise certification from ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NSCA, or NASM.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for facility members.
- Compile participation data and complete necessary reports.
- Perform fitness evaluations for program participants and personal training clients; summarize and interpret fitness test data and prescribe cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals.
- Develop and/or implement at least one special program or event.
- Shadow a Personal Trainer and train a client under supervision.
- Demonstrate the ability to teach at least one group exercise class format through team teaching.
- Help market fitness and wellness programs and services through website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, social media, and other channels.
- Assist in coordinating client-site health and wellness special events.
- Instruct special fitness programs as needed.
- Assist fitness/wellness staff with general day-to-day office duties.
- Attend regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
- Perform other duties as needed or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
