And then, after studying voluntary and involuntary muscles and how to increase muscle strength and heart rate with aquatic exercises, they finally got to go to the gym. Clearly, not all the students. The first thing we learned when we started in here in September was anatomy and all the systems, circulatory, respiratory, all that stuff. Nobody knew how much work it was going to be. But if you are interested in wellness, it's not that bad.
Students spend the other half of the day at their home high school.
Occasionally, postsecondary students attend the classes full time for a one-year certification program. The program gives students certification in CPR, first-aid, Red Cross lifeguarding, and primary aerobics instructor and personal trainer from the American Aerobic Association International. But there are opportunities to make much more, O'Shea said. Students can get further training, as Buscemi plans. She plans to study massage therapy in an additional one-year program offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.