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Over 80,000 copies of previous editions are sold worldwide. This work is designed as a course text for students in fitness and sport and exercise science, as well as a reference for fitness professionals and personal trainers preparing for certification. Formerly titled "Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook", this full-colour text has a new title to reflect its extensive use in the field. Each chapter has been updated with the latest standards, guidelines and research, allowing readers to fully explore current issues. It includes new and expanded information on: screening clients, assessing muscular fitness, strength and endurance training, preventing lower back pain and interpreting nutritional guidelines. New chapter on yoga, Pilates, tai chi and other mind-body exercises are included. Readers will learn how to apply the information to special populations, including children and older adults, as well as those with chronic diseases or specific conditions such as pregnancy.
| ISBN | 0736061789 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780736061780
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 2059 | | Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers | | Published in | Champaign | | Imprint | Human Kinetics Publishers | | Previous ISBN | 9780736042109 | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Publication date | 01 Mar 2007 | | Width (mm) | 279 | | Library of Congress | 2006025208 | | Spine width (mm) | 36 | | DEWEY | 613.7 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | From 18 To 99 | | Pages | 568 | |
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| 1 | | Physical Activity and Health | | 3 | | 2 | | Physical Fitness and Performance | | 15 | | 3 | | Health Appraisal | | 21 | | 4 | | Energy Costs of Physical Activity | | 41 | | 5 | | Cardiorespiratory Fitness | | 61 | | 6 | | Body Composition | | 89 | | 7 | | Nutrition | | 103 | | 8 | | Assessment of Muscular Fitness | | 119 | | 9 | | Flexibility and Low-Back Function | | 133 | | 10 | | Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness | | 153 | | 11 | | Exercise Prescription for Weight Management | | 177 | | 12 | | Exercise Prescription for Resistance Training | | 189 | | 13 | | Exercise Prescription for Flexibility and Low-Back Function | | 225 | | 14 | | Exercise Leadership for Health and Fitness | | 251 | | 15 | | Exercise and Children and Youth | | 271 | | 16 | | Exercise and Older Adults | | 279 | | 17 | | Exercise and Women's Health | | 289 | | 18 | | Exercise and Coronary Heart Disease | | 297 | | 19 | | Exercise and Obesity | | 305 | | 20 | | Exercise and Diabetes | | 311 | | 21 | | Exercise, Asthma, and Pulmonary Disease | | 319 | | 22 | | Behavior Modification | | 329 | | 23 | | Mindful Exercise for Fitness Professionals | | 343 | | 24 | | Exercise Related to ECG and Medications | | 357 | | 25 | | Injury Prevention and Treatment | | 375 | | 26 | | Program Administration and Management | | 399 | | | More... | | |
""A Bible for the fitness instructor."""American Fitness" (review from previous edition) ""A compendium that you will be dipping into frequently. As reference books for fitness instructors go, this one just has to be topping the list."FitBody Magazine" (review from previous edition)  Be the first to write a customer review
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