Alyssa Carto, Alyssa DiMenna, Lauren Petraglia, John Pestridge, Sierra Hall
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Fitness Manager and Personal Trainer
Was always an athlete
14 years fitness industry experience
Did not have stomach to be a nurse.
Attended Rowan for HES:HPFM
 Received Bachelor’s HES:HPFM
 Master’s in Wellness and Lifestyle Management
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Areas of Expertise:
 Personalized or Group Related workout Routines
 Special Population
 Athletes
 Weight Loss
 Balance and Core Strengthening
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Certifications
 National Exercise & Sports Trainer Association (N.E.S.T.A.)
 Personal Trainer, Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist (CES)
 American Heart Association CPR/AED
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45,000 sq. foot center
Indoor running/walking track
Lap swimming pools, exercise pool, warm water
therapy pool, and whirlpool
Spacious fitness floor and exercise studio
Equipment
 Treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, and other cardiovascular
machines.
 Free weights
 Modern-circuit
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Programs
 Personal training
 Group exercise and aquatics classes
 Indoor cycling
 Yoga and Pilates
 Private swim lessons for all ages
 Medially integrated exercise programs
▪ For managing diabetes, orthopedic, cardiac cancer, and
obesity issues
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Healthy Café
Vir tu Spa
CAP (Center for Athletic Performance)
 Sport-specific training program
 Provides strength and conditioning
 Main focus: Strength, speed, agility, reaction time, power,
and flexibility.
 Helps athlete take level of performance to a whole new
level.
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Kidz in Motion
 6 mo.-11 yrs. Old
 Supervised childcare while you work out
 Arts and crafts and active games
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H.E.R.O. “Healthy Emergency Response Organizations” program designed to address the special physical fitness,
nutrition and lifestyle needs for firefighters, police,
military and EMS in the South Jersey region.
 Our strength coaches use nutrition counseling, strength and
conditioning programs and behavior modification programs to
help you and your team prepare for your job.
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Assisted Locker Rooms
 For handicap or people that need assistance getting ready.
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Regular Locker Rooms
 Showers-shampoo, conditions, and soap
 Personal Lockers-built in locks where you make up your own
code of choice.
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Oversees everything
 fitness staff, Group x, Aquatic Department,
Finances
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Meeting
Program design
Makes sure everything is running smoothly
(i.e. fitness classes etc.)
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Experience floor duties: $12.64-$15.00
Group exercise: Around $20
Personal trainer: $21-$30
 Depends on hours
 more hours=higher rate
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PT (Part time) and 401K
Health (Medical Benefits)
Vacation
Sick Days (30)
Christmas and New Years Day off
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Pro:
 Working with people and making a difference in
their lives, ability to change lives
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Con:
 You can’t always please everyone
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Someone who is personable
Meshes well with staff
Credential degree certification
 Needed within 6 months of being hired
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While in school get involved in your field and
do your internship at a place where you get to
experience everything so you can figure out
what you like.
You can volunteer at Virtua through Virtua
Learning Center
Master’s Degree-Exercise Science and Physical
Education
 Opportunity to pursue advanced study in the field of
exercise science and physical education.
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 Courses in program are offered in a hybrid format.
 Concentrations are offered in Exercise Science, Sports
Administration and Coaching, and Teaching and
Supervision in Physical Education.
 A balance of exercise science theory and practical application,
coursework is designed to enhance skills regarding the development
of aerobic and anaerobic exercise programs for:
▪ Athletes
▪ Healthy adults
▪ Individuals with various health challenges.
 At the completion of this program students are
prepared for taking the ACSM and NSCA fitness
certifications.
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Facilities for learning activities and research in motor learning, biomechanics,
and exercise physiology are provided in the state-of-the art Human
Performance Laboratory and the Physical Education Activity Laboratory in
University Hall.
 http://www.montclair.edu/cehs/academics/departments/espe/programs/
ma-exercise-sci-physed/
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A recent addition to this program is a course in management and
supervision of sport and fitness programs.
 A bonus for those pursuing an administrative
position in the fitness industry.
Montclair State University is accredited by the Commission on
Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools.
 Programs leading to a degree or certificate (not certification) are
approved by the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education of the
State of New Jersey.
 Programs leading to certification are approved by the New Jersey
Department of Education using the standards of the National
Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and
Certification.
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 Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(Athletic Training major, BS, Department of Exercise Science and
Physical Education, College of Education and Human Services
 http://www.montclair.edu/academics/accreditations-membership/
The Master of Business & Science (MBS) Program where Science meets Business
 Master’s Degree- business and science with focus in
kinesiology and fitness
 If you have a bachelor’s in fitness management you
can get that degree to further your education.
 Objective: Educate students about the systemic
adaptations and responses to exercise, and the
implications for application of these principles to the
health, fitness, biotechnological, nutraceutical,
supplement, and wellness industries
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Jefferson School of Population Health
Master of Public Health
Can work in state and local public health orgs,
schools and universities, professional health
agencies, related health care businesses,
public health research, and global health
environments
Accreditation report is available upon request
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Pre-requistes
Bachelor Degree with 3.0 gpa
3 yrs clinical experience
Anatomy and Phys 1&2
General Bio 1&2
General Chem 1&2
Physics 1&@
College Algebra/Trip
Statistics
Social sciences
Humanities
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Identify, interpret and implement policies, care guidelines,
and regulations
Apply quantitative and qualitative analytic skills to design,
conduct and evaluate measurement, improvement, and
research activities
Produce research evidence to support policy development
and change
Evaluate strategies for selection and integration of
information systems and technology to support decisionmaking and work flow within and across healthcare
settings
Apply management and leadership skills to develop policy
approaches related to measurement and improvement
The degree program requires completion of 30 credits
(nine courses and a capstone project).
 All courses for the degree are offered online across
three 14-week sessions per year, beginning in
September and ending in July.
 The degree program can be completed in 20-24
months by taking two courses per term or in 27
months by taking one course per term.
 The capstone project applies concepts, methods and
theories of healthcare quality and safety management
to problems in actual settings. It is presented on site
at an ACPE meeting or conference upon completion
of all coursework.
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