Anatomy for Fitness and Wellness

This anatomy primer provides essential information about the structure of our muscular and skeletal system. This course can help you learn the basics of anatomy for fitness (even for your personal use) or help you gain a base knowledge before attending courses offered by The Cooper Institute (CI) such as:

• Biomechanics of Resistance Training
• Functional Fitness Training
• Balls, Bands, and More
• Boot Camp and Circuit Leadership or Military Exercise Leader
• Prepare or review for CI’s Certified Personal Trainer exam.

Course Topics

• Properties of Muscle Tissue
• Structure of the Body
• Movement of the Body
• Location of Major Muscle Groups
• Function of Major Muscle Groups
• Repetition Drill
• Exercise Application
• Course Test

Contact Hours: 2

To earn 2 continuing education hours you will need to score 70% or better on the end-of-course test.

Course Information

This is a short course that you complete on your own (no projects or homework) – and it takes about 2 hours to complete. The course contains 5 sections:

• Introduction
• Muscular Skeletal System
• Movement
• Muscle Groups
• Activities and Resources

and

• Video presentations
• An application section to help you to use and apply what you learned

Timeline

You have 30 days from the purchase date to complete your self-paced study and take the end-of-course test. You should be able to login and start immediately.

Requirements for Your Computer

• Any operating system
• Any modern web browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Opera. This includes the latest version and one version back.
• Javascript Enabled
• Cookies Enabled
• Flash Player 10.1 and higher - You can get the latest Flash Player here

Continuing Education Credits:

The Cooper Institute is a pre-approved CEC provider for the following organizations. 

Course Fee: $49.00