This book gives fitness professionals everything they need to know to manage a referred client, from fulfilling government recommendations to motivating and retaining clients.Exercise can help prevent and treat a wide variety of health problems, including obesity, heart disease and mobility disorders, and fitness professionals are increasingly working with referred patients as part of their treatment. Formerly published as Fitness Professionals: GP Referral Schemes, the updated edition of this established and definitive guide includes the latest information from sources such as NICE and ACSM as well as a new chapter on session plans to provide fresh ideas for working with your clients.Written by a highly experienced exercise professional, this book covers:- Exercise guidelines for different medical conditions- Strategies for working with exercise referral clients- Approaches to activity and programme design health, safety and risk management

AcknowledgementsIntroductionExercise referral developmentsOccupational description and qualification structureList of abbreviationsPART ONE: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EXERCISE AND HEALTHChapter 1 The role of physical activityChapter 2 Exercise and physical fitnessChapter 3 Total fitness and lifestylePART TWO: PLANNING TO WORK WITH REFERRED CLIENTSChapter 4 The referral process, screening, risk stratification and assessmentChapter 5 Exercise prescription, monitoring exercise intensity, session structure and designChapter 6 Health and safetyPART THREE: MEDICAL CONDITIONS, MEDICATION AND EXERCISE GUIDELINESChapter 7 Mental health conditionsChapter 8 Muscular and skeletal conditionsChapter 9 ObesityChapter 10 Endocrine conditionsChapter 11 Respiratory disordersChapter 12 Cardiovascular diseaseChapter 13 Neurological diseasePART FOUR: SUPPORTING AND WORKING WITH CLIENTSChapter 14 Creating a helping relationshipChapter 15 Behaviour changeChapter 16 Strategies for helping changeChapter 17 Exercise and activity approachesReferencesIndex