Fitness Professionals: Exercise in Water (3rd edition) is a practical handbook for the regular exerciser who wishes to know more about the enormous benefits of training in water, and the fitness professional who seeks a thorough grounding in Level 2 and 3 knowledge.This edition takes into account best practice and explicitly link the contents to the national standards to which all gym instructors and personal trainers are assessed. Exercise in Water is one of the core modules of the Level 2 gym instructors syllabus, and a new Level 3 qualification has been added in January 2008. This edition will cover all this knowledge, usingrevision notes and tests as useful tools for the readers' study.Fitness Professionals: Exercise in Water is therefore reference on this discipline for everyone involved in the health and fitness industry.

AcknowledgementsDedicationIntroductionPART ONE: WATER AND FITNESS1 The effects of the physical properties of water2 The benefits of water-based exercisePART TWO: HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR PLANNING A WATER-BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMME3 Gathering information from the target group4 Pool safety and adapting to work in the pool environmentPART THREE: DESIGNING A WATER-BASED EXERCISE PROGRAMME5 Selecting a programme format6 Designing a warm-up7 Designing a cool-down8 Designing a cardiovascular training programme9 Designing a water-based step training programme10 Designing a muscular strength and endurance training programme11 Using specialist equipment and deep-water training12 Designing a circuit training programmePART FOUR: SPECIALIST PROGRAMMES13 Aquatic training for sportspeople14 Aquatic training with older adults15 Aquatic training through pregnancyPART FIVE: TEACHING, WORKING WITH MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY16 Teaching an exercise in water session 17 Working with music and choreography18 Lesson plansReferences and recommended readingUseful addresses