Description
Book Synopsis This text makes the principles and theories of fitness and personal training accessible for all readers, helping them understand how the body works and responds to exercise and how to create exercise programs that help clients accomplish their fitness goals.
Trade Review“This is an excellent resource for individuals preparing for a career in health and fitness. It provides the constructs for a classroom-based approach to learning the principles of personal training, and may also help prepare individuals for taking the national certification test.”
Doody’s Book Review (Jan 2015)
Table of ContentsPart I. Getting Started
Chapter 1. Components of Fitness
Chapter 2. Principles of Exercise
Chapter 3. Risk Stratification and Fitness Assessments
Chapter 4. Setting Goals
Chapter 5. Conducting a Personal Training Session
Part II. Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 6. Basic Anatomy
Chapter 7. Nervous System
Chapter 8. Energy Systems
Chapter 9. Endocrine System
Part III. Kinesiology and Biomechanics
Chapter 10. Biomechanics
Chapter 11. Upper-Body Anatomy
Chapter 12. Lower-Body Anatomy
Chapter 13. Anatomy of the Core
Part IV. Nutrition
Chapter 14. Macronutrients
Chapter 15. Metabolism, Water, Digestion, and Micronutrients
Chapter 16. Practical Application of Nutritional Knowledge
Part V. Key Concepts Related to Resistance Training
Chapter 17. Resistance Training Program Design
Chapter 18. Beginner Workout
Chapter 19. Squat
Chapter 20. Bench Press
Chapter 21. Deadlift
Part VI. Key Concepts Related to Other Modes of Exercise
Chapter 22. Aerobic Training Program Design
Chapter 23. Flexibility
Chapter 24. Power and Speed Development
Chapter 25. Advanced Concepts in Program Design
Part VII. Program Modification
Chapter 26. Training Special Populations
Chapter 27. Injury and Rehabilitation
Appendix A. Review Questions Answer Sheet
Appendix B. Exercise List
Appendix C. General Resume Format
Appendix D. Interviewing for Fitness-Related Jobs
Appendix E. Sample Introductory Workout
Appendix F. Sample Pricing
Appendix G. Calculating Lean Body Mass and Fat Weight
Appendix H. Skinfold Formulas
Appendix I. NPTI Resting Fitness Assessments
