Online Fitness/Exercise Science Courses
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Hi Beavs! I'm currently in an online Exercise Science/Health Promotion master's program with CUP (California Univ. of Pennsylvania). Before that I took an online personal training class through Anne Arundel Community College. So far I think my Master's program is pretty good. I don't like that they work with NASM but the school is accredited and the classes (besides the NASM personal training class), have all been good. Right now I'm taking summer classes which is a lot of work - 2, 5 week sessions - each covering a semester's worth of material. It's a year long program that they have you do in a cohort.
Carolyn
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Hey Carolyn, I hope this isn't a stupid question, but why is it bad that your school works with NASM? I've toyed with the idea of getting a degree in this field too, but now I'm wondering what's wrong with NASM... please clue in a clueless gal! 
>Hey Carolyn, I hope this isn't a stupid question, but why is
>it bad that your school works with NASM? I've toyed with the
>idea of getting a degree in this field too, but now I'm
>wondering what's wrong with NASM... please clue in a clueless
>gal!
Hi Emily! I have a few issues with NASM. They really teach (push) the idea of 'muscle imbalances' and build entire programs on these theories. They also teach the idea of 'perfect posture' which is becoming more and more obsolete (there obviously isn't a 'perfect posture' for everyone and there isn't any proof or evidence that muscle imbalances = pain or vice versa). Someone can walk out of one of their programs and believe that every client they have is riddled with muscle imbalances. They really do emphasize it that much! I actually think they have a great way of teaching trainers to progress their clients, I just think that some of their ideas are outdated. Plus by emphasizing muscle imbalances, they are really blurring the lines between teaching exercise and providing medical treatment. Anyway, this is just my opinion and it seemed like a lot of my fellow cohort students seemed to like the class and I'm sure that many of them went on to take the personal training exam, which I still might do since I went through the class and all...
Hope that makes sense, I just woke up from a nap and I'm still kinda groggy!
Carolyn
>it bad that your school works with NASM? I've toyed with the
>idea of getting a degree in this field too, but now I'm
>wondering what's wrong with NASM... please clue in a clueless
>gal!
Hi Emily! I have a few issues with NASM. They really teach (push) the idea of 'muscle imbalances' and build entire programs on these theories. They also teach the idea of 'perfect posture' which is becoming more and more obsolete (there obviously isn't a 'perfect posture' for everyone and there isn't any proof or evidence that muscle imbalances = pain or vice versa). Someone can walk out of one of their programs and believe that every client they have is riddled with muscle imbalances. They really do emphasize it that much! I actually think they have a great way of teaching trainers to progress their clients, I just think that some of their ideas are outdated. Plus by emphasizing muscle imbalances, they are really blurring the lines between teaching exercise and providing medical treatment. Anyway, this is just my opinion and it seemed like a lot of my fellow cohort students seemed to like the class and I'm sure that many of them went on to take the personal training exam, which I still might do since I went through the class and all...
Hope that makes sense, I just woke up from a nap and I'm still kinda groggy!
Carolyn