HEALTH & FITNESS STUDIES

A degree in health and fitness studies will prepare you for careers in community recreation departments, health clubs, hospital wellness programs, corporate fitness centers, and school wellness programs. Students in this program also go on to become successful athletic coaches. Health and fitness studies majors must complete two internships where they observe, plan, and implement fitness or community recreation programs.

Alumni Outcomes

Wartburg graduates find satisfying jobs and are admitted into top graduate and professional schools. Wartburg alumni can be found in all 50 U.S. states and over 70 foreign countries. Below is only a sample of the types of positions Wartburg graduates from the Department of Health and Human Performance have had in the past.

Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:

Biology Teacher, Atlantic High School, Atlantic
K-5 P.E. Teacher, Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District, Waverly
P.E. and Computer Teacher, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Denver, Colo.
Teacher, Grand Forks School District, Grand Forks, N.D.
K-8 P.E./Health Teacher/Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, West Burlington High School, West Burlington

Sample Stand-out Alumni Positions:

General Manager, Life Time Fitness, Skokie, Ill.
Associate Professor/Department Chair, Physical Education Canisius College, Buffalo, N.Y.
General Manager, Houstonian Golf & Country Club, Richmond, Texas
Owner, Creative Glass Designs, La Valle, Wis.
Owner, Heavy Equipment Sales, MCI Investments, Cocoa Beach, Fla.

Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past 10 Years: