Hands-On Education!

Leave it to instructor Kathryn Kritta to creatively combine Kinesiology with the upcoming Halloween holiday. Drawing anatomically correct skeletons on the sidewalk outside the Woodbury campus of Globe University gave students an opportunity to prove their familiarity with the material while simultaneously making the concrete apron surrounding the campus entrance far more festive. Credit for the skeletons was determined immediately on account of the pending snowstorm.

Needed: Health Fitness Professional at HFIT

HealthFitness (HFIT) has an excellent opportunity for a full-time Health Fitness Professional at our nationally renowned client site near Minneapolis, MN. This 16,000 sq ft full-service facility is complete with a full-line of cardiovascular and strength equipment, two group exercise studios, and provides its members with a complete range of health and fitness programming including a variety of group exercise classes, massage therapy, personal training and weight management programs. This position offers the right candidate the opportunity to utilize and build upon their current fitness and wellness experiences, while working with a dynamic team in a progressive and positive work environment.

Responsibilities: This position is responsible for assisting in daily floor supervision and administration of the fitness center in accordance with HFC protocols. Additional responsibilities include personal training, fitness testing, exercise prescription, new member facility and equipment orientations, development and implementation of health and fitness promotion programs, design and instruction of group exercise classes and daily operational/administrative tasks.

Qualifications: Requirements for this position include a bachelor's degree in exercise science or related discipline, First Aid/CPR/AED certifications and ability to instruct a variety of group exercise classes required. Personal training certification from ACE, AFAA, NSCA, or NASM preferred. Additional industry certifications from ACSM or CHES a plus. The successful candidate will also be self-motivated, creative, possess strong interpersonal skills, and is always customer focused.
ABOUT HealthFitness

HealthFitness is the leading provider of employee health improvement services to Fortune 500 companies, the health care industry and individual customers. HFC serves more than 300 clients globally via on-site management and remotely via Web and telephonic services. HFC employs more than 3,000 health and fitness professionals in national and international locations who are committed to the company’s mission of “improving the health and well-being of the people we serve.” For more information on HFC, visit www.hfit.com

HOW TO CONTACT US

The success of HealthFitness is largely dependent on the quality and service provided by our employees. As such, HFC offers its employees a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. If you are interested in a career opportunity with HFC, please forward your resume (including your position of interest and salary requirements) to jobs@hfit.com or fax to (952) 897-5096.


HealthFitness · 1650 West 82nd Street, Suite 1100 · Minneapolis, MN 55431
www.hfit.com
Equal Opportunity Employer

Part-Time Job at AdvantageHealth!

AdvantageHealth Position Opening
Fitness & Wellness Specialist
AdvantageHealth Corporation, the Midwest’s leader in worksite health promotion, is currently seeking to fill an opening for a part-time Fitness & Wellness Specialist at one of our corporate fitness center sites located in Oakdale, MN. The Fitness & Wellness Specialist will be responsible for daily supervision of the Fitness Center, developing wellness programming, conducting facility orientations, administering fitness assessments, instructing group exercise classes, prescribing exercise programs, performing preventative equipment maintenance and, most importantly, providing outstanding customer service to Fitness Center members. The candidate must hold at least a bachelors degree in exercise science, kinesiology, health promotion, recreation or other health-related field, or in their senior year of schooling towards the degree. Knowledge of exercise physiology, exercise testing and prescription and health promotion programming needed, with a minimum of 6 months experience. Professional certifications by nationally recognized health/fitness organizations such as ACE, ACSM, AFAA, NETA or NSCA preferred. This individual must hold a current certification in CPR/AED and First Aid (or be scheduled to receive this certification). A Yoga certification, or a desire to become certified in Yoga, is strongly desired.

Position includes a competitive salary, retirement plan and additional work opportunities
within AdvantageHealth.Schedule for the position (11 hours per week) is as follows:

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30am-5pm

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume by Friday, October 17th, 2008:

AdvantageHealth Corporation
Attn: Human Resources
7900 International Drive, Suite 200
Bloomington, MN 55425
hr@advantagehealth.com
612.823.4470 (phone)
952.883.3271 (fax)
http://www.advantagehealth.com/

AdvantageHealth is an equal opportunity employer.

Recruiter from HFIT - Needed: Temporary Screeners

I am a National Recruiter with HealthFitness. We are looking for students and health professionals (including nurses, nutritionists, fitness professionals, etc.) to fill "Temporary On-Call Screener" positions throughout the United States. Students are eligible to work as screeners of manual blood pressure, body composition using the hand held electrical impedance machine, height, weight, and body mass index. Health Professionals are eligible as screeners for the previously mentioned, with the added responsibilities of screening cholesterol and glucose (using the Cholestech Machine and finger stick protocols), circumferences, and giving post-screening consultations. Sporadically, fitness testing is also performed by screeners.
HealthFitness will train qualified health professionals in cholesterol & glucose screening protocols.

If interested and you live within a 3-hour driving distance of the event(s) of choice, please email Amy Scott at ascott@globeuniversity.edu for an application and forward your resume and application to karen.fisher@hfit.com.

October 13 11:30 - 5:00, Center City, MN

October 14 8:00 - 11:00, Minneapolis, MN

October 14 2:00 - 5:00, St. Paul, MN

October 15 7:30 - 1:00, Center City, MN

October 16, 9:00 - 2:00, Plymouth, MN

October 21, 7:00 - 12:00, Savage, MN

October 22, 7:00 - 1:00, Plymouth

I also invite you to visit our website at http://www.hfit.com/ to view additional full-time and part-time opportunities with our company.

Karen Fisher