The Complete Guide to Personal Training: 2nd Edition

Description

A revised and updated second edition of the popular Complete Guide to Personal Training. Aimed at anyone working as, or training to be a Personal Trainer. The text will be revised throughout, with a new chapter on fitness testing (around 32pp new content) It will also include new sections on HIIT, CrossFit, adapting exercises for outdoor spaces, as well as updates to the nutrition chapter to reflect current thinking and updates to the Occupational Standards which have changed since the last publication in August 2013. This is a complete reference guide for fitness professionals who prescribe exercise programmes to clients. This guide contains practical tips for designing a range of appropriate client exercise programmes but always with a focus on the best ways you can sustain a financially successful business in this area and how you can stand out from the crowd. It includes: The foundations of personal training; Planning and delivering exercise programmes; Training methods and exercise techniques; Nutrition; Health and safety; Setting up, marketing and growing a successful business.

Morc Coulson is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Sunderland. He is Chair of the CPD endorsement panel and a Level 4 Specialist evaluator. He is the author of a number of books including The Fitness Instructor's Handbook, The Complete Guide to Teaching Exercise to Special Populations and Practical Fitness Testing (all Bloomsbury).

A brilliant handbook for anyone starting out with a new career as a personal trainer ... here is a companion that you will find useful throughout your career ... a one-stop-shop for recapping on your own knowledge, progressing ideas to use in workouts and finding solutions for specific client needs. * Outdoor Fitness *