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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.

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.

Über den Autor
Morc Coulson
Zusammenfassung
Covers the full programme of study
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ForewordAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionPART 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 AnswersIndex
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Gesundheit
Thema: Körperpflege
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Fitness Professionals
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472977342
ISBN-10: 1472977343
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Coulson, Morc
Auflage: 4. Auflage
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Fitness Professionals
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 227 x 186 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Morc Coulson
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.06.2021
Gewicht: 1,014 kg
Artikel-ID: 118508647

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