Fitness Management

Why study fitness management?

The fitness management major at Augustana University is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for promoting healthy lifestyles.

  • Exercise science coursework, supplemented with business classes, prepares students for professional opportunities in health and fitness settings.
  • Students can customize the major to fit their interests in strength and conditioning, corporate fitness and health promotions.
Fitness Mangement

Academics at AU

Beyond AU

Emily (Kragel) Thomas '96, a fitness management major, is the co-founder and co-owner of Sioux Falls City Football Club — South Dakota's first Women’s Premier Soccer League team.

Sioux Falls City Football Club is a community-focused amateur soccer club that strives to provide the highest level of developmental soccer opportunities for elite women in the Sioux Falls region.


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Augustana University will offer a major in strength & conditioning beginning in the fall. Based within the School of Health Professions, the program is set to be the first in South Dakota accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE).