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The Fitness Instructor's Handbook 4th edition
New and updated, The Fitness Instructor's Handbook, 4th edition is the essential guide for anyone working in, or wishing to enter, the fitness 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
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.
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
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.
352 pages, Paperback
Published August 24, 2021
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