A complete reference guide for anyone involved in prescribing exercise programmes for personal training clients.The Complete Guide to Personal Training also covers all of the Level 3 requirements detailed within the Health and Fitness National Occupational Standards and the Qualifications Framework pertaining to personal training, and provides the theoretical underpinning of how to programme appropriate exercise for your clients.Includes information on:- The foundations of personal training- Planning and delivering exercise programmes- Training methods and exercise techniques - this enhanced epub also contains nine videos of key exercises- Nutrition- Health and safetyThe book contains practical tips for designing a range of appropriate client exercise programmes but always with a focus on the best ways you can sustain a business in this area and how you can stand out from the crowd. It is deal for personal trainers in the health and fitness industry as well as those wishing to undertake qualifications in this area.

About this bookIntroductionPART ONE The foundations of personal trainingChapter 1 Professional practiceChapter 2 Reflective practice and professional developmentPART TWO Plan exercise programmesChapter 3 Collect and review client informationChapter 4 Programme designPART THREE Deliver exercise programmesChapter 5 How to teach and adapt exercisesChapter 6 InstructingPART FOUR Manage exercise programmesChapter 7 Review and adapt programmesChapter 8 Training methodsPART FIVE Working with special populationsChapter 9 Musculoskeletal systemChapter 10 Exercise guidelinesPART SIX Nutrition, exercise and weightChapter 11 Digestive system and nutrientsChapter 12 Healthy eatingChapter 13 Analysing nutritional informationPART SEVEN Health and safety in practiceChapter 14 Health, safety and welfareChapter 15 Protection of children and the vulnerableChapter 16 Risk assessing, injuries, illness and emergenciesPART EIGHT Sales and marketing in practiceChapter 17 Marketing in practiceChapter 18 Selling in practiceChapter 19 Practical financial managementAppendicesGlossaryReferencesIndex