What can I do with an interest in: Sports, Fitness & Recreation

Personal Characteristics: Enjoy helping people, have passion for movement, enjoy planning and motivating

Majors

Health Promotion: Students will aspire to educate communities in the skills needed to maintain personal health. Students who take on health education as a career become familiar with the intricacies of physical health and the challenges of motivating a community or society toward awareness of health issues

Leisure, Youth, Human Services: LYHS allows students to move from theory to application. The focus areas are: Nonprofit Administration, Outdoor Recreation, Community Recreation Services, Therapeutic Recreation, and Tourism

Movement& Exercise Science: Students will learn how to teach others to improve their overall health and well-being through physical exercise. An exercise science degree program can include the study of kinesiology, exercise physiology, and biomechanics

Athletic Training: Students will learn how to recognize, prevent, and assist with physical rehabilitation when there is physical injury caused by physical activity

PE Teaching: Students will work with multiple students, teaching them the principles of health, fitness, and well-being, which may entail nutrition, exercise, and relaxation techniques. Students will also be responsible for planning activities and for instructing students in physical activity.

Minors: Coaching, Health Promotion, and Leisure, Youth & Human Services

Certificates: Aquatics Specialization and Outdoor Recreation

Career Possibilities: Personal Trainer, Nutritionist, Health Educator, Therapeutic Recreation, Prevention Coordinator, PE Teacher, Physical Therapist, Exercise Coordinator, Biomechanics