ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer, 2nd edition is the official ACSM preparatory tool for The ACSM Certified Personal TrainerSM exam.
It provides essential, foundational expertise for professionals involved in developing and implementing an individualized approach to exercise leadership in healthy populations and/or those individuals with medical clearance to exercise.
Features:
- Full-color illustrations and photographs that demonstrate concepts and techniques
- Concise table and charts containing crucial data
- Useful tips on good setting and motivating clients
- Chapter outline and objectives
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: American College of Sports Medicine Certifications
Index
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