Every 21 seconds someone in the US is diagnosed with diabetes with 90-95% of those cases being Type 2. Diabetes has a profound impact on our healthcare system and can lead to comorbidities such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, nerve damage, and more.
The good news: doctors recommend diet and exercise as interventions to help those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Though they provide nutritional guidance via certified diabetes educators and registered dieticians that study T2D and diet as interventions, there is little support on what and how to exercise and beyond 30 mins or daily walking or exercise.
The Type 2 Diabetes Fitness Specialist online course is designed to help fitness healthcare professionals better understand the science, research, applications, and integrations of different types of exercise and how they support clients and patients with T2D. The course will also address behavior change support to provide strategies to confidently and comfortably integrate exercise into daily and weekly practice.
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Module 1: Introduction and Pathophysiology
Module 2: Energy Systems
Module 3: Correlations and Contraindications
Module 4: Exercise Research
Module 5: Behavior Change
Module 6: Exercise Applications and Programming
Module 7: Nutrition
This is an online, self-paced course; all materials are delivered digitally. This course is delivered through a variety of digital mediums, including written material, video narrated slide presentations, videos of sample exercises, sample forms, and more. Comprehension of the material will be measured via a mandatory competency assessment requiring a minimum of 80% correct responses.
All of the online courses on MedFit Classroom which lead to a Certificate of Specialization are considered advanced level education, and are meant to be taken by fitness professionals who have previously acquired education and experience as a professional within the health and fitness industry. In order for one to receive the Certificate of Specialization conferred upon those who obtain and complete this specialist course, one must be able to demonstrate that he or she has the following:
The completion of this specialization course, and the passing of its corresponding competency assessment, leads to a Certificate of Specialization. This Certificate of Specialization will be considered valid for a period of two years. To keep the certificate current, you must complete 10 hours of continuing education, on relevant subject matter, and formally renew the certificate prior to the date of its expiration. As with many certifications and specializations in our field, professionals should anticipate some costs to continuing education and renewal of this certificate.
This course is approved for:
If your certifying body is not listed, you will be provided with a Certificate of Specialization upon completing the course that can be used to petition your certifying body for credit. The MedFit Classroom team is happy to assist you with petitioning your own certifying organization.
A combination of Southern charm and a passion for health and fitness education has made Rick an entertaining personality in the fitness industry. Rick Richey, DHSc, has been in the fitness industry since 2002 as a certified personal trainer, training manager, educator, orthopedic massage therapist, college and university adjunct professor, fitness industry presenter, as well as a subject matter expert and talent for fitness industry educational videos and written content.
He is the host of the NASM CPT Podcast / Webcast and formerly co-host of the Omnia Fitness Podcast with Rick and Drogo – powered by Everlast for two years. Rick is regularly used by media outlets for quotes and content regarding fitness and wellness. He has also written chapters in the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Essentials of Personal Training textbook and Corrective Exercise textbooks. He has fought competitively in the World Kickboxing and Karate Association (WKA) and has served as a course educator for the NASM MMA Conditioning Specialist and the Everlast FIT certifications.
Rick is the owner of Independent Training Spot, personal training gyms located NYC, and co-owner of Omnia RēCOVER, an orthopedic and stress management facility in NYC. Other fitness brands Rick is associated with creating are The Daily Move Challenge, Human Movement Science (HMS) Resources, and Omnia Wellness. Rick has performed assessments, treatment, and/or training on numerous professional athletes, artists, and performers.
Rick has a master’s degree in exercise science with a focus on performance enhancement and injury prevention and a doctorate in health science and exercise leadership from CalU.