Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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Originally Posted by
jsmith86 
As I see it, you have 3 possibilities.
1. Work as an agent for pro athletes, making a lot of money.
2. Work at a gym.
3. Do something completely unrelated to fitness promotion.
I have a degree in Health & Human Performance with a specialization in Sport Management. To be completely honest, I wouldn't recommend it as jobs are very limited, but it is possible to find a job in the field. Most of the people I graduated with do have jobs in the field either at local gyms or in college athletic departments.
In regard to the post above, most agents are lawyers so an advanced degree is required in most cases.
Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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timappelgate Ill be starting my Health and Fitness Promotion major this fall at UNI, and I was wondering if any of you had this major and what kinds of jobs are available.
Possibly this:
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Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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Originally Posted by
clone26 I have a degree in Health & Human Performance with a specialization in Sport Management. To be completely honest, I wouldn't recommend it as jobs are very limited, but it is possible to find a job in the field. Most of the people I graduated with do have jobs in the field either at local gyms or in college athletic departments.
In regard to the post above, most agents are lawyers so an advanced degree is required in most cases.
Thank you! Finally an answer.
Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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Three4Cy Had several work study students work for me while getting this degree, not a single one of them ever used it. Basically told me their options for jobs were:
-Running a fitness center
-Being a personal trainer
-Trying to get into the corporate world as a health coach, etc. to work with the companies employees to make them healthier
-Go to grad school
My sister had this major, and she was both a personal trainer and a health coach for Goodwill Industries.
Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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Go2Guy Night shift at Golds Gym.
Fitness Kingdom has a day opening.
Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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ThatllDoCy Think about getting a business degree and minoring in Health and Fitness. Don't want to discourage you in anyway, but it will give you more options if you don't end up liking that business. Also, will help you run a small business, or move up in MGMNT. Just a thought.
I would agree w/ this. My sister has that degree and she has had trouble finding a job that is not nights/weekends cleaning up sweat puddles in the gym. She still hasn't found one of these types of jobs that provides benefits. I do have a friend that got on w/ a corporation downtown dsm that has their own gym and she is doing well now running the gym but there are very few of those jobs.
Re: Health and Fitness Promotion Major
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Originally Posted by
timappelgate Thank you! Finally an answer.
I think we all said about the same thing
