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About HealthFitness and Internship Description
Lensa, a career site, is advertising an internship with HealthFitness in San Diego, CA.
About HealthFitness:
HealthFitness, a Trustmark company, is a leader in providing fitness solutions that engage and connect people both on-site and online, to create a strong community of health. They focus on creating meaningful connections with each participant to help them move forward, fostering individual journeys by creating communities of health within the organizations they serve. They offer personal and professional support, training and development, and flexible employment opportunities. HealthFitness is committed to a diverse workforce.
Internship Description:
HealthFitness offers exciting opportunities for students to complete their university internship requirements at a Corporate, Community, or Hospital-based facility. They aim to make the intern experience unique and rewarding, providing focused experience in the student’s chosen career field.
An internship with HealthFitness provides exposure and/or experience in many fitness and health-related areas, including:
• Providing supervision and fitness/wellness guidance for members of the facility.
• Assisting in compiling participation data and completing necessary reports.
• Performing fitness evaluations for fitness program participants and personal training clients. Summarizing and interpreting fitness test data and prescribing cardiovascular and strength exercise programs for healthy individuals.
• Developing and/or implementing at least one special program/event.
• Job shadowing a Personal Trainer and training a client while supervised.
• Demonstrating the ability to teach a minimum of one group exercise class format through team teaching.
• Contributing to the marketing of all fitness and wellness programs and services through website promotions, newsletter articles, table events, social media, etc.
• Assisting in the coordination of client site special events programming related to health and wellness.
• Instructing special fitness programs as needed.
• Assisting fitness/wellness staff with general day-to-day duties of the office.
• Attending all regularly scheduled office hours and meetings.
• Other duties as needed/assigned.
Minimum 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 a 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 the start date of the internship).
• Personal Training or Group Exercise certification from ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NSCA, or NASM is a plus.
• Communication skills to instruct and interact effectively with a diverse group of individuals.
HealthFitness is seeking passionate individuals with an interest in wellbeing, fitness, and teamwork for this ultimate internship experience at a corporate fitness center in San Diego, CA.
