Learn to Develop Effective Exercise Regimens: Healthcare & Exercise Professionals Enhance Patient Outcomes
UConn's Exercise Prescription Online Graduate Certificate program is designed to equip bachelor-degree-holding healthcare and exercise professionals with the knowledge and skills to develop effective exercise regimens for their patients and clients. This program is fully online and can be completed on a part-time basis, allowing students to balance their coursework with their professional and personal responsibilities. The curriculum covers topics such as exercise physiology, anatomy, biomechanics, and the principles of exercise prescription. Graduates of this program will be able to design and implement personalized exercise programs for patients with various health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, as well as healthy adults.
Most students complete their Exercise Prescription certificate within 1 year of starting.
Note: All credits earned in the Exercise Prescription Online Graduate Certificate may be transferable to UConn’s Masters of Science in Exercise Prescription.
Exercise Prescription Certificate Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this online certificate program, students will be able to:
- Explain the nuances of administering exercise stress tests in healthy and unhealthy populations.
- Evaluate a person’s overall health prior to beginning of an exercise program and throughout program maintenance.
- Incorporate aerobic, resistance, concurrent, neuro-motor, and flexibility exercise appropriately into exercise plans.
- Explain the underlying processes involved with chronic diseases or special health conditions.
- Use the F.I.T.T. (Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type) principle of exercise prescription to prevent, treat, and manage chronic disease or special health conditions.
- Develop individualized exercise prescriptions to increase and promote physical activity, fitness, strength, endurance, and flexibility to optimize health and meet athletic performance goals.
- Recognize common medication classes likely to be encountered by health/fitness professionals, and how they may influence the exercise responses.
- Perform a scientific systematic review on exercise testing and prescription considerations for a population with chronic diseases and health conditions, following the seven best practice steps.
- Deliver an educational presentation on a special topic in exercise prescription following instructional design principles and effective presentation best practices.
- Reflect on the challenges of maintaining a regular exercise program.
Note: All credits earned in the Exercise Prescription Online Graduate Certificate may be transferable to UConn’s Masters of Science in Exercise Prescription.
We are currently accepting students for the summer and fall terms.
