Spring/Summer Semester Fitness Internship (Kingsport, TN)

HealthFitness • Kingsport, TN

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About The Position

HealthFitness offers an internship for students seeking to complete a university internship requirement and gain focused experience in a corporate, community, or hospital-based fitness facility. This opportunity is at a client site in Kingsport, Tennessee. Interns receive exposure to fitness and health-related work, including member guidance, fitness evaluations, exercise programming, group exercise, marketing, wellness events, and day-to-day facility operations. The posting describes the opportunity as part-time or full-time.

Requirements

• Be a junior- or senior-level Bachelor's or Master's student working toward 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 certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or obtain them 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

• Supervise facility members and provide fitness and wellness guidance.
• Assist with compiling participation data and completing 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 channels such as website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, and social media.
• Assist with coordinating client-site health and wellness special events.
• Instruct special fitness programs as needed.
• Assist fitness and wellness staff with general day-to-day office duties.
• Attend regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern