Kinesiologist

Kinesiologist

Duties and responsibilities: Registered Kinesiologists are Ontario's recognized experts in preventing and managing injury and chronic disease and helping to reach peak physical performance. Kinesiologists use evidence-based research to develop programs for people, helping them get and stay fit, and perform at their optimum level.

Salary: $58,000

Education: Degree programs may allow students to study towards a degree in kinesiology with options in health and exercise science, physical education and athletic training. Other universities' Departments of Kinesiology may offer Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Exercise Science or B.S. in Athletic Training programs.

Demands or needs for this profession: A kinesiologist studies how the human body moves during work and leisure activities. Multiple career fields use kinesiology, such as physical therapists who work in the rehabilitation industry. Coaches also require an understanding of kinesiology so that they can guide athletes through specialized body movements used in sports. Fitness workers apply kinesiological studies to their job as they create exercise programs and offer advice on body maintenance.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?

I honestly don't know if I would like to be a Kinesiologist because the job looks kinda interesting but at the same time it doesn't and it really doesn't have a really high pay so I think that it wouldn't be a job that would interest me in the general and in anything that it really does.