Health and Fitness Professionals

A Practical Career Guide

Kezia Endsley

Welcome to the allied health professions! If you are interested in a career in the health and fitness field (the allied health field, as it is often called), you’ve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Do these career paths have a bright future? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more.

This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers six main areas of health and fitness that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions.

Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Recreational therapy
Exercise physiology
Massage therapy
Athletic training

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 136 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-5381-1183-3 • Paperback • January 2019 • $44.00 • (£35.00)

978-1-5381-1184-0 • eBook • January 2019 • $41.50 • (£35.00)

Series: Practical Career Guides

Subjects: Young Adult NonFiction / Careers, Young Adult NonFiction / Health & Daily Living / General

Health and Fitness Professionals

A Practical Career Guide

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Summary

Welcome to the allied health professions! If you are interested in a career in the health and fitness field (the allied health field, as it is often called), you’ve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Do these career paths have a bright future? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more.

This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers six main areas of health and fitness that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions.
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Recreational therapy
- Exercise physiology
- Massage therapy
- Athletic training

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 136 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-5381-1183-3 • Paperback • January 2019 • $44.00 • (£35.00)

978-1-5381-1184-0 • eBook • January 2019 • $41.50 • (£35.00)

Series: Practical Career Guides

Subjects: Young Adult NonFiction / Careers, Young Adult NonFiction / Health & Daily Living / General

Author

Kezia Endsley is an editor and writer with over 25 years of experience. She is the author of four educational books for middle school and high school aged students. She has worked as an editor for numerous publishers, both in-house and as a freelancer.

Table of Contents

So You Want a Career in the Health and Fitness Field?

Chapter 1 Why Choose a Career in the Health and Fitness Field?

Chapter 2 Forming a Career Plan

Chapter3 Pursuing the Education Path

Chapter 4 Writing Your Resume and Interviewing

Glossary of Terms

Further Resources

About the Author

Reviews

This guidebook provides a digestible overview of career choices in the fitness and health care market. Chapter 1 includes material drawn from interviews with professionals currently working within the six allied health fields: physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, exercise physiology, massage therapy, and athletic training. Other helpful information includes pros and cons of each profession, required certifications and degrees, projected annual wages, working conditions, ideal personality traits for each profession, and what a future professional might experience when entering each field. Overall, the interviews provide a valuable snapshot of each profession because the interviewees are candid about their experiences, also explaining how they work closely within a team to benefit overall patient health. Chapters 2–4 cover forming a career plan, making educational choices, and resumé writing, respectively. Readers will be heartened to learn that job demand is high due to a current shortage of eligible candidates. The book is helpfully formatted: textual information is presented in brief paragraphs and headers are formulated as questions, inviting reader attention. Bulleted text boxes present accessible summary information. The book concludes with a glossary and lists of pertinent references and additional resources.

Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.
— Choice Reviews