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ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer

Price: $65.95
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Item:9780781790536
Pub Date:July 2006
Edition:2nd
Pages:547
Illustrations:251 
Cover:Hardbound 
Trim Size:8.4" x 10.9" (21.3 x 27.6 cm)
Author:American College of Sports Medicine 
This valuable resource is the official ACSM preparatory tool for the ACSM Certified Personal TrainerSM exam and provides coverage of fitness assessment, exercise prescription, and exercise leadership along with discussions of anatomy and physiology, injury prevention, psychology, emergency techniques, exercise leadership programs, and legal issues. It includes the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) used to improve, maintain, and/or optimize health-related components of physical fitness and performance. The Second Edition is now in full color and includes information on writing appropriate exercise recommendations, leading and demonstrating safe and effective methods of exercise, and motivating individuals.


Table Of Contents 


INTRODUCTION TO THE FIELD AND PROFESSION OF PERSONAL TRAINING
  • Introduction to Personal Training
  • Career Track for Professional Personal Trainers
THE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO PERSONAL TRAINING
  • Education-Based Personal Training Programs
  • The Education-Based Personal Trainer-Client Relationship
  • Education-Based Personal Trainer Development
LEARNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF EXERCISE SCIENCE AND IMPORTANT RELATED DISCIPLINES
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Biomechanics
  • Motor Learning for the Personal Trainer
  • Pedagogy and the Client Learning Program
  • Exercise Psychology, Motivation, and Behavior Change
  • Nutrition
INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION, GOALS/OBJECTIVES, SCREENING, AND ASSESSMENTS
  • The Initial Client Consultation
  • Client and Personal Trainer Goals and Objectives
  • Screening and Risk Stratification
  • Client Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessments
DEVELOPING YOUR CLIENT'S EXERCISE PROGRAM
  • Client Exercise Program Design
  • Resistance Training Programs
  • Cardiorespiratory Training Programs
  • Guidelines for Designing Flexibility Programs
  • Sequencing the Personal Training Program
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS
  • Business Basics and Planning
  • Legal Issues and Responsibilities
Appendix
Bibliography


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