Essential Intensity Training Online CE Course

This package includes the following:

• Bodyweight Interval Training video presentation (run time 28:18)
• Metabolic Training video presentation (run time 28:58)
• High-Intensity Functional Training video presentation (run time 45:42)
• Online continuing education exam

Made up of three engaging videos, Essential Intensity Training Online CE Course will prepare fitness professionals to use high-intensity training with clients.

Bodyweight Interval Training provides evidence-based strategies for implementing interval training that requires no equipment. Presenter Gabriella Bellissimo discusses the types of clients who will benefit from bodyweight interval training (BWIT) and explains exercises and protocols professionals can use to design effective workouts for clients of all experience levels. Video demonstrations of exercises help professionals understand how to perform the sample exercises effectively.

Metabolic Training explains how to use this unique training approach to help clients reach a variety of fitness goals. Presented by John Graham, this video will educate professionals on the physiological adaptations that result from metabolic training. Complete with exercise samples and techniques for use with clients of any ability, this presentation will show professionals how to use this approach within an overall training plan.

High-Intensity Functional Training introduces high-intensity functional training (HIFT), a dynamic style of training in which multijoint exercises that mimic everyday actions are combined with aerobic and resistance training elements. Jessica Smith describes the benefits of this training and its suitability for a wide range of clients, with guidance for scaling training for all abilities. With evidence-based strategies for implementing this style of training, plus practical exercises and workouts for use with clients, this presentation will help professionals create varied workouts that appeal to clients who crave results but don’t want to perform traditional strength or cardio workouts.

Each video presentation in Essential Intensity Training Online CE Course contains slides that make it easy to follow along with the presenter’s discussion. Citations for relevant research supporting the methods discussed will leave professionals feeling confident as they prepare to use these training approaches with clients.

Once you complete the course and pass the exam, you can print a certificate for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives
After watching the Bodyweight Interval Training video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

• Compare and contrast bodyweight interval training (BWIT) with traditional styles of high-intensity interval training (HIIT).
• Implement styles of BWIT for individuals at the advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
• Explain the potential benefits of BWIT.

After watching the Metabolic Training video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

• Define metabolic training.
• Name the physiological adaptations that result from metabolic training.
• Explain the principles of metabolic training.

After watching the High-Intensity Functional Training video presentation, you will be able to do the following:

• Define high-intensity functional training (HIFT).
• Identify the benefits of HIFT.
• Describe the different types of HIFT workout designs.
• Explain how rest intervals alter the stimulus of a HIFT workout.
• Design HIFT workouts.
• Employ principles for safe and effective HIFT workouts.

Audience

Certified strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, and small-group fitness instructors.

Bodyweight Interval Training video presentation
Gabriella Bellissimo, PhD, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-CPT

Metabolic Training video presentation
John Graham, MS, ACSM EP-C, CSCS*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA

High-Intensity Functional Training video presentation
Jessica Smith, MS, CSCS

Gabriella Bellissimo, PhD, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-CPT, earned her doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of New Mexico, studying under the direction of respected fitness researchers Len Kravitz, PhD, CSCS, and Ann Gibson, PhD, FACSM. Bellissimo has experience as a lecturer, an exercise physiologist focusing on cardiac rehab and weight loss clinics, a personal trainer, and a group fitness instructor. Her research and teaching interests include physiological and clinical exercise testing, strength and conditioning, and physical activity monitoring.

John Graham, MS, ACSM EP-C, CSCS*D, RSCC*D, FNSCA, has enjoyed an accomplished 40-year career in the health, fitness, and strength and conditioning industry. He has served in many roles with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), including as the board vice president, secretary/treasurer, and chair for the certification committee, conference committee, and nominations committee. He also holds leadership positions with American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Medical Fitness Association (MFA). From 2012 to 2015, he was a member of the industry advisory panel for ACE. He currently serves as associate editor of NSCA’s Strength and Conditioning Journal.

Graham is a senior network administrator in lifestyle health and wellness, medical fitness, fitness, and sport performance at St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and he is a senior contributor at SportsEdTV. Graham has authored or contributed to local, regional, and national peer-reviewed and popular publications on chronic conditions and disorders, health, fitness, and sport conditioning. He has given local, regional, national, and international presentations—including at Perform Better, NSCA, ACSM, and MFA.

His contributions to fitness and sports performance have resulted in recognition by many organizations, including ACE, MFA, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and NSCA. He has served as an adjunct professor at Cedar Crest College, The College of New Jersey, and DeSales University.

Jessica Smith, MS, CSCS, is a doctoral student in exercise science at the University of New Mexico, studying under the direction of respected fitness researcher Len Kravitz, PhD, CSCS. She has experience as a lecturer and personal trainer, and she owns a fitness business. Her research and teaching interests include biomechanical and metabolic adaptations to resistance training and methodologies of program design.