Table 1 Fitness instructor training program overview

1) CPR training

 • Checking the Scene and the Person

 • Calling 911

 • Opening the airway

 • Checking for breathing

 • Push hard, push fast

 • Delivering rescue breaths

 • Repeating CPR

2) First aid training

3) AED training

4) Group fitness certification

 • Basic Fitness and Healthy Living Principles

 • F.I.T. Principle and Basic Training Concepts

 • Basic Cardiovascular and Neuromuscular Science Principles

 • Basic Nutrition and Weight Management

 • American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines, Exercise Safety & Injury Prevention

 • Class Format, Cueing, Music and Choreography

 • Basic Class Formats

5) Low-impact fitness training

 • Warm-up

 • Moderate intensity aerobics

 • Resistance training (with cuff weights)

 • Flexibility training

 • Cool down