Ashford 3: – Week 2 – Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

Interview   a Health and Wellness Professional

 Select one of the following health and wellness professionals to interview: personal trainer certified wellness practitioner (CWP) physical therapist worksite wellness employee exercise leader exercise physiologist/specialist physical education teacher wellness promotion director

 You may locate one of these professionals by checking your local hospital, health clinic, doctor’s offices, health department office, universities, or fitness facilities. Contact the individual through email or phone.  Introduce yourself and explain that you are completing a class assignment for which you need to interview a health and wellness professional.  Request an interview with the individual.  Always be professional in your interactions with this individual.  Schedule a time to interview the professional and ask the following questions: How long have you been working in this occupation? What is your educational background? Please include any      information regarding associated certifications, licensing, or      registrations. What is a typical day like for you? What do you feel are the most important aspects of an      exercise program? What should every exercise program include and why? How is exercise important to a person’s overall      wellness? How do you assess a client’s or patient’s fitness level      and overall wellness? What is your personal philosophy regarding fitness      and/or wellness? What is your opinion regarding role modeling?  How      are you a role model for your clients/patients?  In addition, come up with two questions of your own to      ask the professional.

 Your discussion response should include the following:   Identify the five components of a fitness      program.  Did the answers provided by your chosen professional      highlight these components?  Explain the importance of physical      fitness to overall wellness. Give the name and title of the professional you      interviewed, and provide the questions with complete answers from the      interview.

 Include at least two scholarly references that are correctly formatted in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center to help support your response.
 

Guided Response:  Respond substantially to two classmates who interviewed a different health and wellness professional than you, by Day 7.  Compare and contrast your interview answers to that of your classmate’s.  What did you find out that you liked about their professional’s occupation?  Is there a question you would have asked their professional that they did not ask?  What did you find out that you did not like about the health and wellness field?  Would you refer to their professional in the future?