Exercise Prescription
Issued by
Virginia Commonwealth University
Earners have knowledge and practical skills in exercise prescription for healthy and special populations. They completed training on key principles, including considerations for children, older adults, pregnancy, and chronic disease. Earners gained hands-on experience in fitness assessments and applied their skills through real-work clinical experiences involving exercise testing and prescription.
- Type Validation
- Level Advanced
- Time Months
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Complete HPEX 440 Chronic Disease and Exercise Management (3 cr) and HPEX 441 Assessment and Exercise Intervention in Health and Disease (3 cr--REAL Level 2) with a B or better.
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Complete 90 contact hours of clinical experience that includes exercise prescription and/or testing. Examples include cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, inclusive health and fitness, renal rehab, liver rehab, research experiences that include exercise testing and/or prescription.