ACSM's Introduction to Exercise Science, Chapter 11

What are the principle certifications offered by the primary exercise science professional organizations?

- ACSM offers certification in two tracks: health and fitness, certified personal trainer, health fitness instructor, clinical, exercise specialist, and RCEP. - NSCA credentials offers CSCS and certification of personal trainers (NSCA-CPT). - ACE offers personal trainer certification, advanced health & fitness specialist certification, group fitness instructor certification, and lifestyle and weight management consultant certification. - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) offers licensure, registration, and certificate of training in weight management. - NATA offers certification through the NATA Board of Certification. - YMCA offers personal training instructor certification - Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research offers personal trainer certification.

What are the primary employment opportunities in the fitness industry?

- Club fitness programs: For-profit business operating to provide a service to members who join the club. - Community programs: Operated by local communities and nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA and the YWCA. - Corporate wellness programs: Operated by large businesses and corporations as a means by which to provide employees with an opportunity to enhance health and wellness. - Spa fitness programs: For-profit business operating to provide a variety of traditional and nontraditional exercise, health, and relaxation programs to guests.

What are the primary benefits of certification?

- Provides recognition of competency to work with the healthy, athletic, injured, diseased, or disabled populations - Demonstrates commitment to the profession and the standards that have been established - Assists with job employment and advancement in professional development

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)

- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the medical research branch of the DHHS. The NIH promotes science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Fitness Industry

A global term used to describe components related to improving health and fitness of individuals through physical activity and exercise.

Interactive Component

A part of an examination whereby the candidate taking the examination must respond to a visual situation.

In what ways do a physician and a physician's assistant work together to promote health and reduce disease risk?

A physician and a physician's assistant work together to promote health and reduce disease risk by physician assistants working under the physician's supervision to work on the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness and injuries to individuals.

Certification

A process whereby individuals demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in content, skills, and abilities of the specific areas for which they are intending to work.

Credentialing Organization

A professional organization or governmental agency that oversees and administers examinations for certifications, licensure, or registration of an individual or program.

Deconditioned

A state of being unfit to perform physical activity or exercise.

Continuing Education Units

Additional professional education that is required to maintain certification, licensure, or registration.

Committee of the Accreditation for the Exercise Science

An organization designed to establish standards and guidelines for academic programs that facilitate the preparation of students seeking employment in the health, fitness, and exercise industry.

Registration

Documentation of professional qualification information relevant to government licensing regulations.

Sport Biomechanist

Examines factors of human movement associated with exercise & training for the purpose of improving sport & athletic performance

Clinical Biomechanist

Focuses on the mechanics of injury & the principle of prevention, evaluation, & treatment of musculoskeletal problems.

Licensure

Granting of permission by an official or legal authority (usually a government agency) to an individual or organization to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal.

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Involved in the development & implementation of specialized training programs for athletes

Athletic Trainer

Involved in the prevention, treatment, & rehabilitation of injuries to physically active individuals & athletes; Must be certified and in some states licensed.

Dietician/Sport Dietician

Licensed professional that assesses the nutritional needs of individuals, develops & assists with the implementation of nutritional programs, and advises patients & clients on health & disease-related conditions

Occupational Therapist

Licensed professional that assists individuals with physically, mentally, emotionally, or developmentally crippling conditions to maintain or recover working skills & daily function

Physical Therapist

Licensed professional that develops structured treatment & rehabilitation programs to improve mobility, decrease pain, & prevent or limit permanent disability

Public and Private School Teacher

Licensed professional that works to help children, adolescents, & young adults develop motor skills, health, & physical fitness within a school setting

Physician Assisstant

Licensed professional that works under the supervision of a medical doctor in the prevention, treatment, & rehabilitation of illness & injuries to individuals

Medical Doctor

Licensed professional with a defined scope of practice, involved in the prevention, treatment, & rehabilitation of illness, & injuries to individuals.

What is the difference between an occupational and a physical therapist?

Occupational therapists are licensed professionals who assist individuals with physically, mentally, emotionally, or developmentally crippling conditions to maintain or recover working skills and daily function, where as physical therapists are licensed professionals who help individuals recover from an injury or disabling physical condition.

Why are professional certifications important for athletic trainers and clinical exercise physiologists?

Professional certifications are important for athletic trainers and clinical exercise physiologists to assure that the individuals meet the essential standards of patient care. Only graduates of an athletic training program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education may take the national Board of Certification examination and become a certified athletic trainer. For clinical exercise physiologists, certification and registration are becoming increasingly important and in many instances a requirement for employment as a clinical exercise physiologist.

Credentialing

Providing certified documents showing that in individual is entitled to credit or has a right to perform certain functions or actions.

Ergonomist

Studies the interaction between humans, the objects they use, & the environments in which they function

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are under the administrative oversight of the DHHS. The mission of the CDC is to promote the health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)

The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health, who serves as the DHHS secretary's senior adviser for public health and science. The OPHS provides leadership and coordination across the DHHS in public health and science, provides direction to program offices within the OPHS, and provides advice and counsel on public health and science issues to the DHHS secretary.

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education

The agency responsible for the accreditation of professional Athletic Training educational programs.

Program Accredidation

The granting of an academic program the standing of meeting acceptable criteria for the preparation of students enrolled in the program.

Commission of the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs

The largest organization for program accreditation in the health and exercise sciences field.

Personal Trainer

Work with individuals to assess functional capacity and develop & implement exercise programs for enhancing physical fitness & health

Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Works with healthy & diseased individuals to perform health & fitness assessments, develops & implements exercise prescriptions, and monitors the effectiveness of the interventions

Exercise and Sport Psychologist

Works with healthy & diseased individuals, & athletes of all performance levels to enhance the psychological components related to successful performance.

Wellness and Fitness Industry Professional

Works with members of the general public to develop & implement PA & exercise programs to improve health, wellness, & fitness

certification:

a process whereby individuals demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in content, skills, and abilities of the specific areas for which they are intending to work.

registration:

documentation of professional qualification information relevant to government licensing regulations.

U.S Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the federal government's principal

for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The DHHS's mission is to enhance health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and fostering strong, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

licensure

granting of permission by an official or legal authority (usually a government agency) to an individual or organization to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illega

mission of AAHPERD:

promote and support leadership, research, education, and best practices in the professions that support creative, healthy, and active lifestyles.

Describe the mission of ACSM

promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life.

mission of ISB:

promotes the study of the biomechanics of movement with a special emphasis on human beings; encouraging international contacts among scientists in this field, promoting knowledge of biomechanics on an international level, and cooperating with related organizations.

mission of NATA:

to enhance the quality of healthcare provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession

mission of ISMC:

to promote basic and applied research in the area of control of movements of biologic systems

mission of ASEP:

to provide leadership for the development of theory, research and applied practice in sport, exercise, and health psychology; to offer and deliver services to athletes, coaches, teams, parents, and other groups involved in exercise, sport participation, and rehabilitation; to establish and maintain professional standards through the development of certification procedures, ethical guidelines, and the promotion of respect for and value of human diversity; to certify individuals who have met a minima level of training and experience to provide professional services in applied sport and exercise psychology.

mission of AACVPR:

to reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management.