Fall Semester Fitness Internship (Chicago, IL)
About The Position
HealthFitness is seeking students for internship opportunities at a Corporate, Community, or Hospital-based facility. This internship is designed to be unique and rewarding, providing focused experience in your chosen career field. Interns will gain exposure and/or experience in various fitness and health-related areas. This specific role is for a full-time fitness intern at a corporate fitness center in Chicago, IL. The internship involves providing supervision and fitness/wellness guidance, assisting with data compilation and reporting, performing fitness evaluations, summarizing and interpreting fitness test data, developing and implementing special programs/events, job shadowing a Personal Trainer, teaching a group exercise class, contributing to marketing efforts, assisting with special events programming, instructing special fitness programs, and supporting general day-to-day office duties. Interns are expected to attend all scheduled office hours and meetings.
Requirements
- Junior or Senior level Bachelor's or Master's level student working towards a degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Recreation, Health Education, Health Promotion or related field from an accredited college or university.
- Current CPR, First Aid and AED certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross required (or will be required by start date of internship).
- 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 a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for members of the facility.
- Assist in compiling participation data and the completion of necessary reports.
- Perform fitness evaluations for fitness 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/event.
- Job shadow a Personal Trainer and train a client while supervised.
- Demonstrate ability to teach a minimum of one group exercise class format through team teaching.
- Contribute to the marketing of all fitness and wellness programs and services through website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, social media, etc.
- Assist in the coordination of client site special events programming related to health and wellness.
- Instruct special fitness programs as needed.
- Assist fitness/wellness staff with general day-to-day duties of the office.
- Attend all regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
- Other duties as needed/assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
