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Get Fit with a Student Personal Trainer for Free!

Do you want to lose weight? Get stronger? Have more energy? Or feel better? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I encourage you to sign up for a personal trainer!

The Department of Kinesiology is offering free personal training for faculty and staff. Below are the details. The trainers are senior exercise science students who are eager to help you reach your fitness goals! If you would like to sign up, email me at fmiller@huntington.edu. The deadline to sign up is this coming Friday, January 28. Each student will train one faculty or staff member. It is first-come, first-serve for trainers. Maybe this spring is your time to get Fit!

Training Details:
8 weeks, 2 sessions per week, 50 minutes per session
Training starts February 21 and ends April 17

Pre- and post-testing is optional but encouraged. Your choice of up to two tests administered by your trainer. Be tested week of February 14 (pre-test) and the week of April 18 (post-test). Discuss with your trainer which test(s) you would like. Possible Health-Related Fitness Tests/Assessments include

  • Body Composition & Anthropometrics (weight, height, BMI, waist/hip circumferences, Bod Pod, Skinfolds, BIA)
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness (3 min step, 1-mile walk, 1-mile jog)
  • Muscular Strength (1RM or Multiple RM bench press or leg press, grip strength)
  • Muscular Endurance (Push-up or YMCA bench press test)
  • Flexibility (sit and reach or goniometric measures of various joints)
  • Resting Metabolic Rate

 

Posted By: Fred Miller