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Mark Ansell - City and Islington College

October 2012 | 192 pages | Learning Matters

This is a key text for all those on sport science courses. It covers all the essential areas for a study of personal training including fitness testing, nutrition, psychology, training principles, health and fitness, training in different contexts and business issues. Students therefore gain all the required multi-disciplinary knowledge with an understanding of how to apply this in practice. Throughout the text, theoretical explanation is supported by case studies, practical and reflective exercises and guidance on further study.

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Part 1: Foundations

Personal training

Essentials of programming

Adaptations to physiology

Nutrition

Motivational psychology

Part 2: Practice

Session planning and recording

Exercise library

Fitness testing

Advanced training techniques

Part 3: Contexts

Home training

Health fitness trainer

Business sense

A useful and informative background read but is not specific enough for any of the BTEC units i deliver.

Mr Gareth Harding

Sport and Exercise, Coleg Llandrillo Cymru

May 30, 2012

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This text provides a basic yet valuable overview for sport students in a variety of areas.

Miss Arabella Ashfield

Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam University

March 12, 2012

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