Welcome to the home page for the ESS-Fitness Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

This program is specifically designed to meet the needs of students interested in careers in fitness, health, and related fields and to help prepare students for continued graduate education in health, allied health, exercise science, and related fields. To learn more about the degree requirements download a copy of the Fitness Program curriculum. For information regarding careers in fitness, please download a Resource Guide to Career Opportunities. For more information, please click on the links to the left or contact the Program Director.

ACSM Logo ACSM Endorsement The ESS-FItness Program curriculum is endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine at the Health/Fitness Instructor (HFI) level. A major goal of the program is to prepare students to sit for that examination at the end of their on-campus training.