(eBook PDF) ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer 5th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 9781496322890
- ISBN-13 : 978-1496322890
- Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this Fifth Edition of ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer is the critical content for those seeking to gain ACSM’s Certified Personal Trainer certification, and those currently practicing. This title is now fully aligned to the tenth edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, and includes the new pre-participation guidelines, which will be critical for those in the personal trainer field.
Table contents:
- Importance of the field and profession of personal training
- Career track for personal trainers
- Anatomy and kinesiology
- Biomechanical principles of training
- Exercise physiology
- Nutrition and human performance
- Theories of behavior change
- Adherence to exercise : helping your client stay active
- Eliciting positive perceptions and behaviors : coaching techniques
- The initial client consultation
- Preparticipation physical activity screening guidelines
- Client fitness assessments
- Comprehensive program design
- Resistance training programs
- Cardiorespiratory training programs
- Guidelines for designing flexibility programs
- Functional movement assessments and exercise programming for apparently healthy participants
- Personal training session components
- Advanced program options
- Special populations
- Business basics and planning
- Legal issues and responsibilities
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