Certifications

Are you ready to inspire others through fitness? Campus Recreation will teach you how to start your journey and it will help you evolve into becoming a one of a kind group fitness instructor. There is no Experience required!

This is an 12 week course taught at UTA Campus Recreation and will cover topics like: Practical Experience in various formats (Step, Kickboxing, Strength, Cycle, Core, and Water. 32 count, Cueing/inclusive language and hands on training. The Certification Prep Course will help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to become a Group Fitness Instructor!

Students that register and complete the program stand a higher chance to pass their exam and become an Athletics Fitness Association of America (AFAA) certified fitness instructor.

Registration cost $405 (This includes student university discount)

The course includes: AFAA certification Exam and 1 Retake, Digital Textbook & Hardcopy, Outline lectures and videos, certification exam preparation, anatomy & physiology, Kinesiology of human movement, special populations, how to design and choreograph a fitness class, training modalities, foundations of nutrition and weight management, business & communications, Performance review evaluation from experience professionals and much more.

Deadline is Feb. 2, 2022. Classes will meet from Feb. 7 through April 22. Meeting days and times will be determined by everyones' availability.

Open to UTA students and community.

Campus Recreation offers a variety of workshops and certifications. For questions or more information, please contact Sineyda Ortiz at sineyda.ortiz@uta.edu or (817) 272-0435.