The Fitness Instructor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Health and FitnessThis guide for anyone working in, or wishing to enter, the fitness industry covers every component of the industry standards for both level 2 and 3 qualification, and offers a blend of theory and practice on every aspect of health and fitness. |
Contents
PART ONE Theoretical Knowledge for Health and Fitness | 1 |
1 The Skeletal System | 2 |
2 Joints | 25 |
3 The Muscular System | 36 |
4 Cartilage Ligaments and Tendons | 73 |
5 The Nervous and Endocrine Systems | 83 |
6 Energy Systems | 93 |
7 The Heart and the Circulatory System | 103 |
PART TWO Practical Application of Health and Fitness | 175 |
11 Screening for Exercise and Safety Issues | 176 |
12 Behavioural Change and Goal Setting | 191 |
13 Components and Induction of an Exercise Session | 209 |
14 Monitoring Exercise Intensity | 233 |
15 Freeweight and Resistance Machine Exercises | 245 |
Answers for Revision | 274 |
Appendices | 296 |
Other editions - View all
The Fitness Instructor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Health and Fitness Morc Coulson Limited preview - 2007 |
The Fitness Instructor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Health and Fitness Morc Coulson Limited preview - 2013 |
The Fitness Instructor's Handbook: A Complete Guide to Health and Fitness Morc Coulson Limited preview - 2014 |
Common terms and phrases
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