Fitness Specialist

**Overview**

Instruct and encourage groups or individuals in exercise activities. Develop and lead a set of fitness classes for senior residents to participate in. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to engage in physical fitness and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

**Responsibilities**

1. Lead fitness program for senior living community, including both memory care and independent living residents.
2. Develop set schedule of fitness classes monthly for residents to participate in.
3. Observe participants and monitor for safety.
4. Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise
5. Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of participation (i.e. sitting vs standing)
6. Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities.
7. Teach p...