A revised and updated second edition of the popular Complete Guide to Personal Training. Aimed at anyone working as, or training to be a Personal Trainer.
The text will be revised throughout, with a new chapter on fitness testing (around 32pp new content) It will also include new sections on HIIT, CrossFit, adapting exercises for outdoor spaces, as well as updates to the nutrition chapter to reflect current thinking and updates to the Occupational Standards which have changed since the last publication in August 2013. This is a complete reference guide for fitness professionals who prescribe exercise programmes to clients.
This guide contains practical tips for designing a range of appropriate client exercise programmes but always with a focus on the best ways you can sustain a financially successful business in this area and how you can stand out from the crowd. It includes: The foundations of personal training; Planning and delivering exercise programmes; Training methods and exercise techniques; Nutrition; Health and safety; Setting up, marketing and growing a successful business.
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Author(s): Couson, Marc
Series: revides % updated
Edition: 2
Publisher: bloomsbury Sport
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: This guide contains practical tips for designing a range of appropriate client exercise programmes
Pages: 337
Tags: This guide contains practical tips for designing a range of appropriate client exercise programmes
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
About this book
Foreword
Introduction
Part One: The Foundations of Personal Training
Chapter 1 Professional practice
Chapter 2 Reflective practice and professional development
Part Two: Plan Exercise Programmes
Chapter 3 Collect and review client information
Chapter 4 Programme design
Part Three: Deliver Exercise Programmes
Chapter 5 How to teach and adapt exercises
Chapter 6 Instructing
Part Four: Manage Exercise Programmes
Chapter 7 Review and adapt programmes
Chapter 8 Training methods
Part Five: Working With Special Populations
Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal system
Chapter 10 Exercise guidelines
Part Six: Nutrition, Exercise and Weight
Chapter 11 Digestive system and nutrients
Chapter 12 Healthy eating
Chapter 13 Analysing nutritional information
Part Seven: Health and Safety in Practice
Chapter 14 Health, safety and welfare
Chapter 15 Protection of children and the vulnerable
Chapter 16 Risk assessing, injuries, illness and emergencies
Part Eight: Sales and Marketing in Practice
Chapter 17 Marketing in practice
Chapter 18 Selling in practice
Chapter 19 Practical financial management
Appendices
Glossary
References
Index
