In order to equip the student to compete in this challenging atmosphere, Stautzenberger Health & Wellness Institute has developed a program to meet these demands.

In addition to a strong foundational curriculum, we have added the following material:
Body Mechanics: In order to protect the longevity of our careers as a Massage Therapist, a basic knowledge of proper body mechanics is a must. Instructors will reinforce these skills throughout your stay at Stautzenberger.

Contraindications: As a massage Therapist you can offer tremendous benefits to your clients, however you must also be equipped with sufficient knowledge of the few conditions for which massage is contraindicated. During the course of your career at Stautzenberger you will learn those conditions and put that knowledge into practice by developing SOAP charts on clients during the hands-on portion of your program.

Massage Clinic: As a student at Stautzenberger, you will learn first hand, the skills needed to operate a successful private practice. You will act as the owner of your own business by handling clients as they arrive for appointments in our clinic, including taking client health profiles, developing SOAP charts and handling payments and offering receipts under the supervision of your instructor.

This teaching methodology provides our students with optimum learning tools, setting the Massage Therapy Program at Stautzenberger a cut above the rest.

The Massage Therapy program provides an education in the science of massage therapy with emphasis on the highest academic and practice standards. Stautzenberger’s commitment is to the science of the body, and the relationship of body and mind. The overall program is designed to enable the practitioner to develop viable occupational skills and to use massage as a means of health improvement, injury rehabilitation and pain relief. We seek to have our students become more competent, independent and cooperative and to understand and accept themselves and others. This humanistic approach is the overall guiding principle of the massage therapy program.

To graduate, the student must achieve a minimum grade of “B” in all MAS courses.

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Start a healthy career preparing to be a personal fitness trainer!

The mission of the Personal Fitness Trainer program at Stautzenberger Health & Wellness Institute is to provide students with the foundational training in exercise programming, interpersonal communication and marketing that is required in commercial, corporate or private personal fitness training environments.

Goals

• To provide the graduates with the knowledge, skills and abilities to qualify for Personal Fitness Trainer positions in gyms, fitness centers, private studios, corporate wellness programs, or begin their own Personal Fitness Training business.
• To provide basic instructional information needed to start at the entry level into the Personal Fitness profession.
• To obtain an overall understanding of the musculoskeletal system and the integumentary system as it relates to Personal Fitness Training.
• To learn the mechanical concepts and principles that affect human movement and the basic structure and function of the musculoskeletal system.
• To learn the effects of planned stress (e.g., exercise) and recovery (e.g., sleep, massage) on mental health, physical performance and health-related quality of life.
• To obtain a basic understanding of the physiological systems as they are affected by physical exercise.
• To learn a variety of methods of exercise and stress management, including proper nutrition, stretching techniques and body mechanics.
• To develop knowledge and skills needed to assess physical fitness and prescribe exercise for apparently healthy individuals.
• To learn practical skills of fitness training while working with the public.
• To learn the basics of the fitness business as well as starting their own business.

Graduates will be able to perform a variety of exercise-related assessments and tests, design safe and effective exercise programs, implement safe weight loss/gain programs, and become proficient in a variety of business-related skills. Graduates will be prepared for NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) Certification after attending a six-day boot camp in Las Vegas, NV.

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