Center for Workforce and Community Education

Advanced Personal Fitness Training

Online Professional Certificate

Contact Information

Jaime Nash
401-333-7070
jnash@ccri.edu
About the Program

Students that have completed the core Certificate may then register for the advanced certificate which requires three additional courses.  The advanced certificate is designed for students interested in furthering their personal training education by incorporating specialized resistance training, functional movements, and nutritional programs for their clients in partnership with RDs.

Continuing Education Credits

The Online Certificates in Personal Training have been approved for continuing educational credits/units. For a complete list of Organizations/Associations that have approved each of the Personal Training programs for CECs/CEUs, click here - PDF*.

Cost Per Course

Please note the course fee located next to the course information below.  The cost for your textbooks/course materials is separate.

Demo

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Registration Information

Please go to Registration Information.  Course #'s are listed with the Course Descriptions and Start Dates.

For program information contact:
Ken Baldwin, M.ED, ACSM-H/FI

Ken Baldwin, M.ED., is the Program Coordinator and an instructor for the Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training Program.  He is the former Chair of IDEA’s National Personal Trainer Committee and Chair of the Senior Fitness Subcommittee for the Massachusetts’s Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports.  Ken is the Senior Editor and lead author for the American College of Sports Medicine - ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer Manual (2nd Ed.) and textbook.  He continues to serve on national committees for ACSM, AAHPERD (AAPAR), and the Medical Fitness Association (MFA).   He has been honored with numerous awards including IDEA’s Personal Trainer of the Year Award, presented at the IDEA International Personal Training Summit.  If you have questions about the certificate program and courses, you may contact the Program Coordinator at kbpft@yahoo.com

Program Coordinator
Professional Certificate in Personal Fitness Training
IDEA Personal Trainer of Year Award Winner
Email Address: kbpft@yahoo.com
Instructors
Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE

Melissa Halas-Liang, MA, RD, CNSD, CDE is the Program Coordinator and an instructor for the Professional Certificate in Nutrition for Optimal Health, Wellness, and Sports.  Melissa is a Registered Dietitian, with a Masters in Nutrition Education, is a Certified Diabetes Educator and a Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian.  In addition to working in clinical management and clinical nutrition she has assisted in clinical trials, taught small group diabetes classes, and counseled patients on weight loss. She has spoken on a wide range of topics in the community including disease prevention and treatment, fitness, and sports nutrition.  Melissa has published articles in periodicals on healthy eating and edited textbook nutrition sections. She has developed curriculums for medical residents and lectured to health care professionals for continuing education credits on a variety of topics. Her commitment to cardiovascular health, promoting physical fitness and the prevention and recognition of diabetes is remarkable. She is committed to creating a healthy “next generation” through her community outreach and children’s nutrition website, www.sbanutrition.com which utilizes Registered Dietitian’s expertise from across the United States.

Advanced Certificate Course Descriptions
Module 1 (Weeks 1-6)
Course 1: Nutritional Analysis and Management

Instructor: Melissa Halas-Liang, RD, MA, CNSD, CDE
Students will study the basic nutrition principles and how to apply them when designing structured nutritional programs for clients in collaboration with registered dietitians and nutritionists. The focus will be on vitamin, mineral, and supplement knowledge; the effects of nutrition on the exerciser and non-exerciser; strategies for successful weight management; and recognizing normal to disordered eating patterns. The National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) has approved this course for 1 CEC, which is equivalent to an entire 6 month CEC requirement, and The American Senior Fitness Association (SFA) has approved this course for 2.0 CEUs.

Course #: 60135 PFIT-2001-092
Dates: June 15 - July 26 (Registration Deadline is June 12)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
Course #: 60162 PFIT-2001-093
Dates: Oct 19 - Nov 29 (Registration Deadline is Oct 16)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
Course 2: Functional Flexibility, Core, and Balance Training

Instructor: Ken Baldwin, M.ED, ACSM-H/FI
Students will study principles and techniques for evaluation and implementation of exercise prescriptions that include instruction in flexibility, core, and balance training.  Students will learn how the beginning phases of an exercise program are based upon the starting point/level of the client based upon performance of initial assessments, neurological ability, and individual goals.  In addition, students will learn to implement the Sequential Exercise Training (SET) Model to enhance posture, body alignment, stability, proprioception, and awareness to more complicated exercise movements or functional movements. The National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) has approved this course for 1 CEC, which is equivalent to an entire 6 month CEC requirement, and The American Senior Fitness Association (SFA) has approved this course for 2.0 CEUs.

Course #: 60134 PFIT-2002-092
Dates: June 15 - July 26 (Registration Deadline is June 12)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
Course #: 60161 PFIT-2002-093
Dates: Oct 19 - Nov 29 (Registration Deadline is Oct 16)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
Course 3: The Science and Biomechanics of Resistance/Weight Training Techniques

Instructor: Ken Baldwin, M.ED, ACSM-H/FI
This course teaches an educational systematic approach to teaching resistance/weight training movements. The practical application of anatomy, physiology, and body alignment is introduced to analyze weight training techniques, exercise equipment, and the risk/benefit analysis of a specific exercise chosen. Equipment modalities reviewed include stability balls, exercise bands, free weights, body weight, and commercial strength equipment. The National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) has approved this course for 1 CEC, which is equivalent to an entire 6 month CEC requirement, and The American Senior Fitness Association (SFA) has approved this course for 2.0 CEUs.

Course #: 60133 PFIT-2003-092
Dates: June 15 - July 26 (Registration Deadline is June 12)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
Course #: 60160 PFIT-2003-093
Dates: Oct 19 - Nov 29 (Registration Deadline is Oct 16)
Fee: $249 (includes $5 Registration Fee)
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