As part of a larger education and re-entry initiative, TDOC is seeking Certified Professional Trainers to teach female population workout initiatives, overall health and wellness measures, and nutrition classes in person each week at one Nashville prison facility (Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center), a female facility (Bledsoe County Correctional Complex) and the Women’s Therapeutic Residential Center located in West Tennessee. Inmates interested in becoming certified professional trainers and who complete the nutrition and workout class series will then be allowed to take a certified professional training exam, proctored by the Certified Professional trainer who taught their course. Personal trainers are at the front line of the health and fitness movement and use research-based techniques to help people of all fitness levels reach their personal fitness goals. The Health and Wellness component will include providing training/classroom work for fitness, nutrition, and behavior modification. The Nutrition component will examine women’s food health. The component will help participants learn how to live within the specifications of their particular health and weight management and includes recipes, learning about macros, and reaching overall optimal nutritional individual goals.
