Personal trainer certification offered

  POPLARVILLE – The National Exercise Trainers Association is offering a personal trainer certification workshop at Pearl River Community College.
  The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 22, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 23, at the PRCC Wellness Center.
  Topics to be covered are exercise sciences, including anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology and biomechanics; health and fitness assessments, principles of nutrition and weight management, exercise programming for healthy adults and fundamentals of interpersonal communication, behavioral change and leadership skills.
  Participants who are already certified will earn 14 NETA continuing education credits, 1.4 ACE credits, 11 AFAA credits and 1.4 NASM credits.
  Early bird registration of $399 is offered through Feb. 21. Standard registration after that date is $449 and on-site registration is $459.

Each community college president is asked to bring two (2) wrapped door prizes, minimum value of $50 each. We will have a station set up at the conference for you to drop off the door prizes.

Each community college is asked to provide name tags for their Board members, administration, and staff attending the conference.