Complete Guide to Personal Training (3 ed)
3rd edition

By (author) Morc Coulson

ISBN13: 9781399412575

Imprint: Bloomsbury Sport

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Published: 10/10/2024

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A revised and updated third edition of the popular The Complete Guide to Personal Training with up-to-date content and new exercises. The complete reference guide for anyone working as a personal trainer, or studying to become one, with an in-depth look into the role of the trainer in relation to codes of conduct and client care. This comprehensive guide book contains practical tips and advice for designing a range of exercise programmes for clients, and focuses on the best ways to sustain a financially successful personal training business and stand out from the crowd. This new third edition includes: - Brand-new illustrated stretches and exercises - Advice on training at home or outdoors - A spotlight on client well-being - Updated government guidelines, statistics and science findings - Adapting exercises for disabled or vulnerable clients - National guidelines for nutrition and weight This is essential reading for personal trainers in the health and fitness industry and for those teaching or studying for qualifications in this area.
About this Book Foreword Introduction Part 1: The Foundations of Personal Training 1. Professional Practice 2. Reflective Practice and Professional Development Part 2: Plan Exercise Programmes 3. Collect and Review Client Information 4. Programme Design Part 3: Deliver Exercise Programmes 5. How to Teach and Adapt Exercises 6. Instructing Part 4: Manage Exercise Programmes 7. Review and Adapt Programmes 8. Training Methods Part 5: Working with Special Populations 9. Musculoskeletal System 10. Exercise Guidelines for Special Populations Part 6: Nutrition, Exercise and Weight 11. Digestive System and Nutrients 12. Healthy Eating 13. Analysing Nutritional Information Part 7: Health and Safety in Practice 14. Health, Safety and Welfare 15. Protection of Children and the Vulnerable 16. Risk Assessing, Injuries, Illness and Emergencies Part 8: Sales and Marketing in Practice 17. Marketing in Practice 18. Selling in Practice 19. Practical Financial Management Appendices Glossary References Index
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