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The Fitness Instructor's Handbook 4th edition
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New and updated, The Fitness Instructor's Handbook, 4th edition is the essential guide for anyone working in, or wishing to enter, the fitness industry: the ultimate resource for students and qualified fitness professionals alike.
This edition includes new text on how to avoid poor exercise technique that can increase injury risk as well as a brand new section on field protocols for typical health and fitness tests with guidance on how instructors can standardise them. Other essential updates are also included that reflect changes to the National Occupational Standards for both Level 2 and 3 qualifications. At the end of each chapter you will also find revision questions to sharpen your knowledge and help with exam prep.
Chapters include:
The skeletal system
Muscles and tendons
The energy system
Circulation and respiration
Components of fitness
Safety issues
Customer service
Screening clients
Planning and programme design
Exercise evaluation
Offering the perfect blend of theory and practice for every aspect of health and fitness, this is the resource you will refer to time and again.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: THEORECTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS
1 The Skeletal System
2 Joints
3 The Muscular System
4 Cartilage, Ligaments and Tendons
5 The Nervous and Endocrine system
6 Energy systems
7 The Heart and the Circulatory Systems
8 The Respiratory System
9 Core Stability
10 Components and Principles of Fitness
PART 2: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF HEALTH AND FITNESS
11 Screening for exercise and safety issues
12 Behavioural Change and Goal Setting
13 Components and Introduction of an Exercise Session
14 Monitoring Exercise Intensity
15 Free-weight, Resistance Machine and Cardio Exercises
16 Exercise Guidelines for Various Population Groups
Example Question Answers
Index
Product details
| Published | Aug 24 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 4th |
| Extent | 352 |
| ISBN | 9781472977342 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Sport |
| Dimensions | 9 x 7 inches |
| Series | Fitness Professionals |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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