Program Design and Operation is what separates so-so fitness activity from outstanding physical exercise training. You can conduct safe, effective programming so compelling it keeps your clients coming back for more! Ramp up a sound routine that may be growing a bit stale—or master exciting new forms of training to add to your services.

Continuing Education is essential not only for renewing professional certifications, but also for keeping current in the quickly evolving field of mature fitness management. Stay on the cutting edge in order to maintain fulfillment from your work—and to enhance training benefits for the physical activity participants who rely on you.

Physiology, Anatomy and Medical topics are of vital concern for students of exercise science and for fitness professionals who serve mature adult physical activity participants. They must gain a working knowledge of the functions of the human body's systems. Additionally, professionals working with older adults need to understand diseases and health risks that are prevalent in the senior population, the training-related implications of medications commonly prescribed for that age group, and the emergency care procedures to follow in the event of illness or injury.

Psychology and Social Science topics relate to the design, development, and delivery of myriad geriatric services. An understanding of the psychology of aging and of population-specific social issues can help service providers to identify age-related barriers to program utilization, and to plan and conduct successful programs for their older adult clientele.

Business Management is a subject reluctantly embraced by many fitness entrepreneurs, but embrace it you must in order to thrive as a mature adult physical activity program provider. Whether you're operating a large health club or running a small personal training business as the owner and sole employee, you need business smarts. Just a few important subject areas are your day-to-day management procedures, marketing your services, client relations and retention, legal matters, and—not incidentally—how to make a profit.