Humber’s Fitness and Health Promotion diploma program places students at the leading edge of the healthy revolution as they learn from expert, industry-connected faculty. Skills learned go far beyond the fundamentals of exercise to include anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, business administration and marketing, nutrition, injury management, special event planning, and more.

Students will combine classroom theory with hands-on training and real-world experience in the unique Humber Centre for Healthy Living for a comprehensive foundation in fitness that includes working with personal training clients and preparing to earn nationally and internationally recognized certifications. Students will apply what they have learned by participating in one of the program’s annual special events promoting healthy living, organized and executed by students. A student's dedication to wellness and their desire to positively impact lives will propel their career in this interactive and life affirming field.

Please note that certain courses in the Fitness and Health Promotion program require students to participate in fitness classes that will involve physical activity, which may at times be vigorous. Students will also get hands-on experience as a fitness professional through two unpaid work placements occurring in the third and fourth semester. The first work placement takes place on campus where students will perform fitness appraisals and conduct weekly personal training sessions for an assigned client as part of the Humber Centre for Healthy Living (CHL). Along with personal training, students also provide fitness and exercise tips as content for the Humber CHL website. The second work placement takes place off campus, two days per week for 14 weeks (180 hours total) at a fitness facility in a municipal, commercial, private or corporate setting.