Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise
eBook - ePub

Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise

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  1. 184 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise

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About this book

Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise is your guide to landing your dream job in one of today’s most exciting, popular, and fastest-growing industries!

Produced by the American Kinesiology Association, this hands-on guide includes detailed job descriptions, information on working conditions, salary ranges, responsibilities, key skills, and required certifications for 36 careers in sport and fitness:

• Aquatic therapist

• Athletic trainer (college or university sport team)

• Athletic trainer (high school sport team)

• Athletic trainer (as physician extender)

• Athletic trainer (clinical)

• Personal trainer

• Group exercise instructor

• Strength and conditioning coach

• Fitness center owner or manager

• Fitness leader in gerontology settings

• Health promotion specialist

• Fitness specialist

• Physical education teacher

• Sport instructor

• Coach

• Sport official

• Sport psychologist

• Sport administrator

• Sport marketer

• Media and public relations specialist

• Professional scout

• Sport event manager

• Sport journalist

• Sport facility operations manager

• Clinical exercise physiologist

• Certified clinical exercise specialist

• Sport dietitian

• Sports medicine clinic director

• Physical therapist

• Occupational therapist

• Medical and osteopathic physicians

• Chiropractor

• Physician assistant

• Kinesiology professor

• Kinesiology researcher

• Kinesiology department administrator

If you are ready to pursue a job in the sport, fitness, or exercise industry, Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise is one resource you can’t be without.

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Information

Publisher
Human Kinetics
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780736095662
eBook ISBN
9781492583790
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Physical Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Pgae
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1 Examining the Big Picture
  7. Chapter 2 Making Intelligent Career Choices in Kinesiology
  8. Chapter 3 Careers in Fitness Instruction, Personal Training, and Fitness Management
  9. Chapter 4 Careers in Physical Education, Sport Instruction, Coaching, Sports Officiating, and Sport Psychology
  10. Chapter 5 Careers in Sport Marketing and Management
  11. Chapter 6 Careers in Sports Medicine
  12. Chapter 7 Kinesiology as Pre-Professional Training for Allied Health Sciences
  13. Chapter 8 Careers in Higher Education
  14. Online Resources
  15. About the Editor
  16. About the Contributors

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