Fitness Instructor Internship

About the role

Spend your summer making a meaningful impact while gaining hands‑on experience in senior wellness. This internship offers college students the opportunity to design and implement a fitness program tailored to older adults in a vibrant senior living community. You’ll help support active bodies, engaged minds, and fulfilled spirits through movement, motivation, and personalized programming. Ideal for students pursuing careers in Sports Medicine, Exercise Science, or Kinesiology.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a summer fitness program for older adults of varying ability levels.
• Lead group exercise classes such as chair fitness, balance training, flexibility, and light strength training.
• Offer one‑on‑one movement support for residents with individualized goals.
• Assist with wellness assessments and track participation and progress.
• Collaborate with life enrichment, therapy, and wellness team members.
• Adapt exercises to support mobility, fall prevention, and functional independence.
• Encourage participation through creative, engaging, and inclusive programming.
• Help develop written fitness guides or take‑home wellness resources.
• Support special wellness events (Fitness Week, Walking Clubs, Outdoor Movement, etc.).

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college/university program in Sports Medicine, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or Athletic Training.
• Interest in working with older adults.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Energetic, compassionate, and creative approach to fitness.
• Ability to modify exercises for different ability levels.
• CPR/First Aid (preferred but not required).
• Physical ability to demonstrate exercises, stand, walk, and lift light items (up to 25 lbs).

Schedule

Part‑time, flexible hours with weekday availability. Start and end dates are flexible within the summer semester.

Pay

This is an unpaid internship designed to provide an educational experience.

Benefits

• Potential academic credit (if applicable through school).
• Letter of recommendation upon successful completion.
• Professional mentorship from wellness and healthcare professionals.
• Resume‑building project experience.
• Networking opportunities in senior living and healthcare.