Health Promotion – Personal Trainer
In the Health Promotion – Personal Trainer minor, you will be trained to give expert advice as a fitness guide and personal trainer. The main goal is to create and adjust training schedules for individuals to improve their performance. The minor leads to a certified personal trainer certificate from the National Strength and Conditioning Association of America (NSCA).
The minor covers a wide range of topics. You will learn all the necessary skills for a personal trainer, including knowledge about the musculoskeletal system, motivational strategies, training skills, and medical issues like obesity and diabetes. You will also learn about testing and assessing clients, psychological influences, biomechanics, anatomy, kinesiology, nutrition, balance, speed, designing programmes, resistance training techniques, and plyometrics.
More information
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Health Promotion - Personal Trainer minor
Study periods
The minor runs twice a year:
- Fall semester (September – January)
- Spring semester (February - June)
Application
- If you are a student from a partner university, please contact the International Office of your home university.
- HvA/AUAS students can find more information on how to apply on minoren.mijnhva.nl(opens in new window).
- Students from other Dutch universities can enrol via kiesopmaat.nl.(opens in new window)
Application deadline fall semester
- The International Office has to send us your official nomination by 1 April.
- The application deadline for the programme is 15 April.
Application deadline spring semester
- The International Office has to send us your official nomination by 1 October.
- The application deadline for the programme is 15 October.