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Author Brooks, Douglas, 1957-

Title Program design for personal trainers : bridging theory into application / Douglas Brooks
Published Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [1998]
©1998

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Description 328 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents Sect. 1. Foundations for effective program design: 1. Ten steps to program design -- 2. Gathering information -- 3. Planning for overall health -- Sect. 2. The science behind exercise programs: 4. The body's energy systems -- 5. Cardiorespiratory physiology and conditioning -- 6. Measuring exercise intensity -- 7. Physiological basis for muscular fitness -- 8. Neurophysiology of flexibility -- 9. A physiological basis for warm-up and cool-down -- Sect. 3. Bridging science into program design: 10. Program planning -- 11. Maintaining gains in fitness -- 12. Interval training and fat utilization -- 13. Periodization -- 14. Reps, sets and loads -- 15. Evaluating resistance training exercises -- 16. Working with minimal equipment -- 17. Flexibility training -- Sect. 4. Building more bridges: 18. Can you work with special-need clients? -- 19. Guiding clients toward healthy eating habits -- 20. Rationale for responsible nutritional supplementation -- 21. The tenth step -- Appendix
Notes Originally published: Mammoth Lakes, Calif. : Moves International, 1997
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index
Subject Patron and client -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Patron and client.
Personal trainers.
Physical fitness -- Planning -- Case studies.
Personal trainers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical fitness -- Planning -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Physical fitness -- Planning.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
LC no. 98025930
ISBN 0736000798