Client-Centered Exercise Prescription, Third Edition With Web Resource, emphasizes a personalized approach to exercise in which unique programs meet the interests and needs of individual clients. This resource will help you to prescribe exercise and guide clients in adopting, enjoying, and maintaining active lifestyles.
Client-Centered Exercise Prescription, Third Edition, expands the role of the fitness professional from simple exercise prescription to include activity counseling, design modification, exercise demonstration, functionally integrated exercise, injury prevention, and follow-up monitoring for a variety of clients. Central to the book are seven client-centered models for each major fitness component that serve as a template of options for each decision in the prescription process: activity counseling, musculoskeletal exercise design, exercise demonstration, cardiovascular exercise prescription, resistance training prescription, muscle balance a
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Table of ContentsPart I: Foundations of Client-Centered Exercise Prescription
Chapter 1. Activity Counseling Model
Client-Centered Approach
Step 1: Establish Rapport
Step 2: Gather Information
Step 3: Establish Strategies for Change
Summary
Chapter 2. Client-Centered Motivational Strategies
Stages of Change
Client Profiling
Goal Setting
Motivation and Commitment
Motivation and Adherence
Summary
Chapter 3. Principles of Client-Centered Prescription
Exercise Design and Outcomes
Prescription Guidelines for Health, Fitness, and Performance
Components and Structural Segments of an Exercise Program
Exercise Modifications and Functional Progressions
Biomechanical Principles of Exercise
Summary
Chapter 4. Client-Centered Assessment
Health Screening and Lifestyle Appraisal
Fitness Test Item Selection
Cardiovascular Assessment
Body Composition Assessment
Musculoskeletal Assessment
Flexibility and Muscle Tightness Assessment
Summary
Chapter 5. Exercise Analysis, Design, and Demonstration
Anatomical Analysis of Exercise
Musculoskeletal Exercise Design Model
Client-Centered Exercise Demonstration Model
Summary
Part II: Client-Centered Exercise Prescription
Chapter 6. Client-Centered Cardiovascular Exercise Prescription Model
Step 1: Review Client Needs and Confirm Goals
Step 2: Select Activities and Equipment
Step 3: Select Training Method
Step 4: Set Intensity and Workload
Step 5: Set Volume
Step 6: Design Progression and Monitoring
Step 7: Design Warm-Up and Cool-Down
Summary
Chapter 7. Client-Centered Resistance Training Prescription Model
Specificity of Resistance Training
Matching Prescription to Client Needs
Resistance Training Prescription Model
Summary
Chapter 8. Client-Centered Functionally Integrated Exercise
Functionally Integrated Exercise
Muscle Balance
Mechanisms of Stretch and Flexibility
Role of Fascia
Flexibility Training Methods
Muscle Balance Prescription Model
Summary
Chapter 9. Client-Centered Weight Management Prescription Model
Nutrition Essentials
Energy Expenditure
Energy Sources and Metabolism
Energy Balance
Eating Behaviors
Integrating Activity into Lifestyle
Weight Management Prescription Model
Summary
Part III: Exercise Prescription for Injuries and Older Adults
Chapter 10. Causes and Prevention of Overuse Injuries
Team Approach to Injury Management
Causes of Soft Tissue Injuries
Understanding Soft Tissue Injuries
Overuse Injuries
Exercise Prescription for Injured Clients
Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
Summary
Chapter 11. Exercise Prescription for Specific Injuries
Plantar Fasciitis
Achilles Tendinitis and Tendinosis
Shin Splints
Patellofemoral Syndrome
Hamstring Strain
Low Back Pain
Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Lateral Epicondylitis
Summary
Chapter 12. Exercise and Musculoskeletal Conditions in Older Adults
Sarcopenia
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis
Musculoskeletal Injury
Summary
Chapter 13. Exercise Prescription for Older Adults
Aging
Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Adults
Transtheoretical Model Applied to Older Adults
Aging Effects and Exercise Training Benefits
Preexercise Screening and Assessment
Exercise Component Guidelines
Functional Exercise Design
Client-Centered Functional Exercise Prescription
Summary
Chapter 14. Functional Mobility and Aging
Early Functional Mobility Limitations
Functional Mobility Classifications
Domains of Functional Mobility
Disablement Process Model
Compensation Strategies
Functional Mobility Screening and Assessment
Functional Mobility Screening Tool
Client-Centered Functional Mobility Prescription
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