After completing this course you will be able to:
- Know basic requirements for personal training in the aquatic environment.
- Discover opportunities for aquatic personal training.
- Understand the effects of water immersion on human anatomy and physiology.
- Be able to effectively train in the aquatic environment with proper knowledge of aquatic exercise environmental factors including water temperature, humidity and air temperature, water quality, air quality, pool considerations, and acoustical factors.
- Know basic dress for aquatic exercise and personal training.
- Understand basic properties of the water including viscosity, buoyancy, heat dissipation, hydrostatic pressure, and surface tension.
- Have a general knowledge of basic aquatic training formats including shallow water, deep water, transitional water, and mixed formats.
- Learn and review American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) workout component guidelines with considerations and adaptations for the aquatic environment.
- See sample work outs for personal training in the aquatic environment.
- Learn recognition of a water crisis and basic assist/rescue skills for the aquatic environment.