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Exercise Prescription, Program Design, and Coaching Techniques

COM HLT X 454

This course provides fundamentals and practice in formulating prescriptions along with designing safe and effective exercise programs for individual clients, all based on sound scientific practices.

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Spring
Live Online
Starting at $850.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Develop exercise prescriptions after interpreting fitness testing results
  • Design exercise programs for varied populations across the life span
  • Support behavior change strategies to promote client adherence to exercise prescription

About this course:

Building on knowledge gained in other required certificate courses, this course provides students with fundamentals and practice in formulating exercise prescriptions, as well as designing safe and effective exercise programs for individual clients. Material is covered through lectures, practical application, and case studies. Topics include principles of exercise prescription; ACSM guidelines; exercise prescription for special populations; adherence to exercise, stretching, emergency procedures, and injury prevention; and teaching techniques and the dynamics of fitness instructor/client interaction. Instruction focuses on exercise prescription based on sound scientific practices.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of five required courses in the Exercise Science Fitness Specialist Certificate.   

Spring 2025 Schedule

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Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Danielle Diaz
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Fee:
$850.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
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Notes

Required course in Exercise Science Fitness Specialist Certificate.

Enrollment/class participation contingent on signing a liability waiver.

Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: April 6th, 2025.  Internet access required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to fitness@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
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Wed Apr 2, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Apr 9, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Apr 16, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Apr 23, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Apr 30, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed May 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Wed May 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed May 21, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed May 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Jun 4, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
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Wed Jun 11, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

Contact Us

Speak to a program representative. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm.
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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

Exercise Science Fitness Specialist
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