Ontario Graduate Certificate in Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management

About the course

Humber’s Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management graduate certificate program is designed to build on the knowledge you have acquired in your undergraduate degree by providing in-depth, hands-on instruction in the areas of fitness assessment, health and lifestyle counselling, exercise prescription and delivery, health promotion, group exercise leadership, health and fitness management, marketing and entrepreneurship, ergonomic assessment, and functional abilities assessment. Students learn in small groups instructed by expert faculty currently employed in the fitness and health industry. Prescribe exercise programs that promote improved health status and/or improved physical performance. Perform a comprehensive consultation with a client and use the information collected to guide the development of an exercise training program. Provide appropriate instruction of exercise execution, including appropriate verbal and tactile cues. Utilize counselling skills to support a client in determining and meeting their fitness and lifestyle goals. Administer, interpret and communicate the results of various performance assessment protocols. Plan, implement, and evaluate a successful health promotion program or strategy.