The Fitness Instructor's Handbook 4th edition

by Morc Coulson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472977342
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	08/24/2021
Series:	Fitness Professionals
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Morc Coulson is Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Sunderland. He was Chair of the CPD endorsement panel at Skills Active for many years and is a Level 4 Specialist CPD course evaluator. He is the author of a number of books including The Complete Guide to Personal Training, The Complete Guide to Teaching Exercise to Special Populations and Practical Fitness Testing (all published by Bloomsbury).

Table of Contents

Foreword
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