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This is third and final article in the series (see the St. Andrews University website for articles 1 and 2) of articles exploring careers for sports performance, health, and fitness majors within the exercise.  The exercise industry continues to thrive and opportunities to help people improve their health will continue to manifest in a range of diverse careers.  One career possibility is working as an Exercise Physiologist. Where do these positions exist?  Fitness facilities employ exercise physiologists to design exercise prescriptions from populations ranging from athletes to older adults.  These

As the academic year nears its end, many rising junior and seniors should be thinking about how to secure an internship. SAU sport management majors are required to complete three credit hours of internship experience (150 supervised work hours). In an effort to prepare them for the search, I met face-to-face with several outstanding sport organizations to gather advice, including Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer, the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby, and the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, a minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros. Here were the most

In our last discussion, we talked about the many career opportunities available to someone with a bachelor’s of science degree in Sports Performance, Health and Fitness (also called Exercise Science or Health and Human Performance at some institutions).   Let’s spend some time looking more closely at a very popular career choice for many of our students:  Strength and Conditioning Specialist/Coach. Where do these positions exist?:  Many sports teams ranging from the collegiate level to the professional level will employ Strength and Conditioning Specialists/Coaches to help improve technique, maximize strength performance

Professional Wrestler Teaches Sport Marketing at St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University By Karen Mountain, Ph.D. Ash Walker holds a doctorate (DHSc.) in Health Sciences and is an Assistant Professor and Sports Performance, Health, and Fitness.   But he is not a shy man that hides behind a book.  He had a former career as a pro wrestler.   While Dr. Walker moved on to manage the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program of UNC Health Southeastern, and held the position of Regional Director at LSI, he states nothing was a better