Exercise+Physiologist

Rachael Richter  **Job Description:** As an Exercise physiologist, studies of human energy extension, human energy transfer, and environmental effects on the body's movement are worked on. Rehabilitation and fitness are the two main areas of the study in exercise physiology. Exercise physiologist also devote a deal of their studies to the body's muscularity, cardiovascular, and endocrine system. A day as an exercise physiologist would entail finding fitness programs and/or rehabilitation programs from people who are in professional sports to military personal or everyday people working out at the YMCA.

 **Personalities :** To be an exercise physiologist, there are certain personality qualities that you should possess. An exercise physiologist needs to be patient, so you do not get discouraged when you can not find the cause of an injury or how to rehabilitate it. Also, you need to be outgoing and motivational so you can easily get along with your clients and help them get through their injury or fitness program. Other qualities that would be important to possess is helpful, inspirational, persevering**,** and favorable.

To become an exercise physiologist, a minimum of a master's degree is required. Though, if you plan to hold a higher position in the job, an undergraduate degree in phys ed, exercise science, health science, and nutrition will aid this. Also, additional training in physical therapy and kinesiology is valuable if you would want to seek a position in health related positions. A PhD degree would be required if you would want a career teaching or research in exercise physiologist.
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The workplace of an exercise physiologist can vary in so many ways. Some may have a hospital environment while others can have a private practice or gym environment. There are no real health risks where an exercise physiologist works other than the danger of the machines. Complaints that are common among patients are mostly the time it takes to find and treat the patient in the correct manner.
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The job outlook of an exercise physiologist are good for the future. This is due to the increasing attention on preventing illnesses and on exercise as a means of promoting health. Also, there are many opportunities in the researching field because of increasing research on aging, rehabilitation of muscle injuries, and the health benefits of exercise. Machines can help the process for an exercise physiologist but it will never overtake the job of them.  There are many places of employment for an exercise physiologist. They are needed in many places. Within two hours of here, you could work in gyms, hospitals, private practices, schools, or, if you're lucky, a professional or minor league sports team. There are many job opportunities, most though are in the urban and city scene, but there are also some that are in more of a suburban region. The work environment of an exercise physiologist can be very diverse. Physiologists could work in a setting such as a community venue to a commercial facility or from a health club/recreation center to an educational institution. They may also work in hospital settings or other referral centers from physician. More of these jobs are found in larger cities where more people reside or where there is a hospital. Locally, there are a lot of private practices where someone could work. Also, there are hospitals around that could be places of employment. . The salary of an exercise physiologist varies because of the different places they work and the amount of experience a person has. The average that a exercise physiologist receives is $24,000-$65,500 per year.  " "PayScale - Exercise Physiologist Salary, Average Salaries." __PayScale - Salary Comparison, Salary Survey, Wages__. 08 Apr. 2009 .
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