Program design for personal trainers : bridging theory into application

Program design for personal trainers : bridging theory into application / Douglas Brooks.

Author/creator	Brooks, Douglas, 1957-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, ©1998.
Description	328 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Physical fitness--Planning --Handbooks, manuals, etc. Physical fitness--Planning --Case studies. Personal trainers--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Patron and client--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Contents	ch. 1. Ten steps to program design -- ch. 2. Gathering information -- ch. 3. Planning for overall health -- ch. 4. Body's energy systems -- ch. 5. Cardiorespiratory physiology and conditioning -- ch. 6. Measuring exercise intensity -- ch. 7. Physiological basis for muscular fitness -- ch. 8. Neurophysiology of flexibility -- ch. 9. Physiological basis for warm-up and cool-down -- ch. 10. Program planning -- ch. 11. Maintaining gains in fitness -- ch. 12. Interval training and fat utilization -- ch. 13. Periodization -- ch. 14. Reps, sets and loads -- ch. 15. Evaluating resistance training exercises -- ch. 16. Working with minimal equipment -- ch. 17. Flexibility training -- ch. 18. Can you work with special-need clients? -- ch. 19. Guiding clients toward healthy eating habits -- ch. 20. Rationale for responsible nutritional supplementation -- ch. 21. Tenth step.
General note	Originally published: Mammoth Lakes, Calif. : Moves International, 1997.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-320) and index.
LCCN	98025930
ISBN	0736000798

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GV481 .B76 1998	✔ Available	Place Hold