Senior High School

PHYSICAL 
EDUCATION AND 
HEALTH 1 
Quarter 2 – Week 2 

Health and Fitness Related 

Career Opportunities 
  
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title  Page
Title Page ……………………………………… i
Overview ……………………………………… 1
Objective ……………………………………… 1
Pretest ………………………………………. 2
Lesson 1: Health-and Fitness Related Career
Opportunities …………………………………..…... 3
Lesson 2: Benefits and How to Become Successful
In Fitness Industry ………………………………………. 5
Lesson 3: Responsibilities of A Health-and
Related Specialist ………………...……………………… 6
Self-Test Activities ………………………………………... 7
Answer Key ………………………………………... 9
References ………………………………………. 10
 
MODULE 5: Grade 11 PE and Health (First Semester)
Health-and Fitness Related Career Opportunities 
What is the Module about? 
Nowadays, as people become more aware of the value of healthy living, you will hear about
the increasing demands for health and fitness related jobs almost everywhere. With the
emergence of different health and wellness hubs in the country, more and more people
venture into the industry. After all, celebrity fitness enthusiasts seem to be an interesting
path to follow.

This module is about realizing one’s potential for Health-and Fitness related career
opportunities. It consists of the following lessons:

• Lesson 1 ​–​ ​Health-and Fitness Related Career Opportunities

• Lesson 2 ​–​ ​Benefits and how to become successful in fitness industry

• Lesson 3 ​–​ ​Responsibilities of a health-and fitness related specialist

What you are expected to learn? 

1. Identify career opportunities in physical education, exercise science, and sport.

2. Self-assess strengths, interests, goals, and career preferences.

3. Identify leadership skills for professionals in the field of physical education, exercise
science, and sport.

4. List professional organizations in physical education, exercise science, and sport.

What I Know?  
 
Pretest​: ​MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the correct answer and write it on a 
separate sheet. 
1. This health-and fitness career facilitates patients’ recovery from physical impairment and
examine patients and develop exercises and different techniques to strengthen and stretch ​their
muscles, relieve pain, and prevent disability.
a. Nutritionist c. Physical Therapist
b. Sports Coach d. Fitness Specialist
2. This health-and fitness career helps students or professional athletes realize their full
potential. This is done through instruction of the sports discipline, health and lifestyle
training, and advice.
a. Nutritionist c. Physical Therapist
b. Sports Coach d. Fitness Specialist
3. This health-and fitness career plans food and nutrition programs required for the
particular needs of individuals. They also supervise food preparation and serving to help
prevent illnesses, as well as encourage people to develop healthy food habits.
a. Nutritionist c. Physical Therapist
b. Sports Coach d. Fitness Specialist
4. This health-and fitness career will develop individual or group activities like strength
training, cardiovascular exercises and stretching. They might apply some of the skills discussed
above to achieve one’s overall wellness.

a. Physical Education Teacher c. Physical Therapist

b. Sports Coach d. Fitness Specialist

5. This health-and fitness career promote the importance of exercise and healthy diet to
students. They organize events like team and individual sports, routine exercises, as well as
recreational activities.
c. Physical Therapist
a. Physical Education Teacher d. Fitness Specialist
b. Sports Coach

6. Which of the following is not a job description of a Sports Therapist?

a. Advice worker c. Care manager

b. Medical sales representative d. Massage therapist

7. Which of the following does Goal Setting is defined best?

a. assesses individual needs and develop a plan of action to achieve a desired outcome.

b. sticking with the habit is even tougher as work and other commitments

c. understanding what will make you happiest in your new career

d. helping people become healthier and more physically active

8. The following are the first steps in considering a path in health-and fitness related
jobs

EXCEPT?

a. Want to work part-time or full-time

b. Would like to work for yourself or for a company

c. Want a good salary in the chosen career path

d. Want to work alone or with a team

9. A Nutritionist must work collaborate with who?

a. Nurse c. Physical Therapist

b. Dietician e. Dentist

10. To be a Licensed Physical Education Teacher, he/she must pass the?

a. Bar Exam c. Licensure Examination for Teachers
b. English Proficiency Test d. National Achievement Test
 
Lesson 1
Health-and Fitness Related Career Opportunities

What’s New
 
Introduction 
When it comes to health and fitness related careers, people often think about gym
instructors, yoga gurus, fitness class teachers, or personal trainers. But did you know that
job opportunities are not just limited in these professions? There is a range of occupations
that you can try to pursue your passion for health. Here are some of the health and fitness
careers you probably haven’t heard of:

What Is It

Physical Education Teacher 

If you have a goal of teaching young students improve their physical development, a
teaching career in Physical Education might be the best one for you! They promote the
importance of exercise and healthy diet to students. They organize events like team and
individual sports, routine exercises, as well as recreational activities. A Licensure for
Examination for Teachers is required for this profession.

Physical Therapist 
Assisting people to walk again or facilitating patients’ recovery from physical impairments are
just some of the daily works of Physical Therapists. Commonly referred to as PT, they are
licensed healthcare professionals who finished rigorous education, board exam, and
trainings. Physical Therapists examine patients and develop exercises and different
techniques to strengthen and stretch their muscles, relieve pain, and prevent disability. The
Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas and San Pedro College – Davao are just
some of the top performing schools in Physical Therapy courses.

Sports Coach 
Are you a sports aficionado? Does the sound of taking part in competitions thrill you? Then
you should definitely consider a career as a Sports Coach. The essential goal of a coach is
to help students or professional athletes realize their full potential. This is done through
instruction of the sports discipline, health and lifestyle training, and advice. If you are a
senior high school student, you may consider taking the Sports Track. If you want to
continue a college degree, the University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, and
University of the Cordilleras offer courses in Sports Science.

Fitness Specialist 
As a Fitness Specialist, you will develop individual or group activities like strength training,
cardiovascular exercises, and stretching. You might apply some of the skills discussed above to
achieve one’s overall wellness. Aside from the wellness and fitness related
 
courses, you will also have to pass certifications like the National Strength and Conditioning
Association to be certified.

Nutritionist 
It may seem like an unrelated field but the truth is, nutritionists play a big role in keeping people
healthy and fit. Together with dietitians, nutritionists plan food and nutrition programs required for
the particular needs of individuals. They also supervise food preparation and serving to help
prevent illnesses, as well as encourage people to develop healthy food habits. There are many
schools in the Philippines that offer Nutrition and Dietetics courses like the Benguet State
University which is designated as a Center of Development by CHED. To be a registered
professional, you must pass first the Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Exam.

What’s More
 
 
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR SOMEONE PURSUING A 
THERAPY (Health)-RELATED CAREER 
Job options directly related includes the following:

• Art therapist

• Dance movement psychotherapist

• Ergonomist

• Health promotion specialist

• Occupational therapist

Sports therapist ​jobs where the degree would be useful includes the following:

• Advice worker

• Care manager

• Medical sales representative

• Play therapist

• Primary care graduate mental health worker

• Social worker

• Special educational needs teacher

• Teaching assistant

 
 
 
 
FITNESS AND EXERCISE RELATED CAREERS 
1. Preventive programs

-Specialists work with healthy adults to increase their level of fitness.

-Corporate fitness centers, commercial fitness centers, and community agencies

(YMCA/YWCA)

2. Rehabilitative programs

-Specialists work with individuals who exhibit the effects of coronary heart disease focusing on
attaining a functional state of living and an enhanced quality of life.

-Most often found in hospitals, medical clinics or community agencies affiliated with
corporate fitness centers.
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Lesson 2
Benefits and How to Become Successful in Fitness Industry

What Is It
 
 
Benefits in the Health-and Fitness Career Opportunities 
There are a wide variety of paths you can take in the health and wellness industry, no matter
what you decide to specialize in. The first step in understanding which path is right for you is
to consider what you want your day-to-day life to look like. You may examine whether you:

• Want to work part-time or full-time

• Would like to work for yourself or for a company

• Want to work alone or with a team

• Want a steady paycheck and health benefits or if flexible hours are important

• Are willing to commute to work or if you’d like to work at home

Of course, there are benefits and drawbacks to any career choice. Full-time employees may
not have much scheduling flexibility, while self-employed people may stress about not
having a steady income, for example.

Understanding what will make you happiest in your new career will help you discover whether
you’d rather opt for employment or more of an entrepreneurial path. In some cases, you can
combine the two by being employed and also starting your own business on the side.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM COMPONENTS 
• Fitness development and maintenance

• Educational efforts

• Health promotion

• Lifestyle modification

• Recreational sport opportunities

PROGRAM ASPECTS 
• Medical screening

• Fitness and lifestyle assessment

• Goal setting

• Supervised group programs

• Educational classes

• Motivation and reinforcement

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Lesson 3
Responsibilities of A Health-and Related Specialist

What Is It
 
 
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
• Helping people become healthier and more physically active.

• As certified personal trainers/instructors/coaches, they design and implement

personalized exercise & fitness plans for individuals for improvement of overall fitness levels
and physical conditioning.

• Perform battery of tests to measure clients’ aerobic capacity, strength, flexibility &
mobility.

• Offer a personalized exercise regimen that will help clients improve their physical
fitness levels

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEDICAL SCREENING 
• Minimize cardiac risk while allowing the individual to achieve the maximum benefit
from physical activity;

• Identify medical problems that should be used to modify the activity program; and

• Identify functional impairments that the activity program will address.

FITNESS AND LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT 

• Planning a well-rounded physical fitness program for an individual requires
information regarding the client’s living habits.

• The lifestyle assessment provides useful information concerning the individual’s risk
factor profile.

• These factors can be used to pinpoint patterns and habits that need modifications
and to assess the likelihood of the client’s adherence to the exercise program.

GOAL SETTING 
Goal setting is a technique that can be defined as strategic approach to behavioral change,
creating an opportunity to assess individual needs and develop an individualized plan of
action in an attempt to achieve a desired outcome.

• Set goals that are realistic when initiating an exercise program

SUPERVISED GROUP PROGRAMS 

• A Personal Trainer, or ‘PT’, usually works on a one-to-one basis with individuals, but
sometimes small groups.

• Personal Trainers work with their clients to plan personal training programs to help
them achieve their desired health and fitness goals.
  

What’s More
Health-and Fitness Related Guidance Self-Test 

I. Direction: ​Mark check (√) if you agree with the statement.

QUESTIONS Yes No
1. Are you interested to become more aware of the value of healthy living?
2. Will you promote the importance of exercise and healthy diet?
3. Do you organize events like team and individual sports, routine exercises,
as well as recreational activities?
4. Are you willing to facilitate patients’ recovery from physical impairments
5. Are you a sports aficionado or enthusiast?
6. Does the sound of taking part in competitions thrill you and make instruction
of the sports discipline, health and lifestyle training, and advice?
7. Will you develop individual or group activities like strength training,
cardiovascular exercises, and stretching?
8. Do you want to play a big role in keeping people healthy and fit?
9. Will you plan a well-rounded physical fitness program for an individual
requires information regarding living habits?
10. Are you goal oriented and realistic when initiating an exercise program?

Score Interpretation (base on the number of ​YES​ answers from the table above)
8-1 CONGRATULATIONS​, you are 100 % sure that you can pursue a Health-and
0
Fitness Career
5-7 You are 80%-90 % sure of your potential that it is ideal to pursue a Health-and
Fitness Career
2-4 You are uncertain of your potential if you will a pursue a Health-and Fitness
Career,
however, there is still an interest of pursuing this career
0-1 Maybe you can have another career ahead
 
 
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