Description
This book covers the latest guidelines for working with strength training and flexibility for the healthy population of all ages and those with special needs like diabetes, fibromyalgia, obesity or pregnancy. Very interesting! Learn what tests to use at various ages to determine baseline fitness levels, create unique fitness programs for each individual, and assess fitness improvements. The authors are well known experts in the fields of fitness, corporate health, and cardiac rehab.
Course Objectives
OBJECTIVES for SELF-STUDY COURSE
Upon successful completion of this self-study course, the users will be able to:
1. Discuss four purposes for pre-exercise screening.
2. Better assess clients’ musculoskeletal fitness and flexibility levels.
3. Better determine appropriate strength-training for clients at various ages and both genders.
4. Better identify people with special needs and those exercise considerations that fit their needs.
Learning Codes
- (3000) Nutrition assessment & Diagnosis
- (3010) Assessment methodology
- (3020) Assessment of target groups, populations
- (3030) Anthropometrics, body composition
- (4000) Wellness and public health
- (4060) Exercise, fitness, and sports nutrition
- (4090) Health behaviors: smoking cessation, stress management
- (4160) Adolescence
- (4170) Men's health
- (4180) Women's health
- (4190) Elderly nutrition
- (5000) Medical Nutrition Therapy
- (5110) Allergies, sensitivities
- (5120) Autoimmune diseases, arthritis, lupus
- (5160) Cardiovascular disease
- (5190) Diabetes mellitus
- (5370) Weight management, obesity
- (5460) Self-care management
- (6000) Education, Training, and Counseling
Recommended for...
- Registered Dietitians (RD)
- Dietetic Technicians Registered (DTR)
- Certified Dietary Managers (CDM)
Book Details
| Author | Cedric Bryant, PhD, Barry Franklin, PhD, Sabrena Newton-Merrill, PhD, Endorsed by Am. Council on Exercise. |
|---|---|
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Publisher | Healthy Learning |
| ISBN | 978-1-58518-012-7 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Page Count | 400 |
About the Author
Cedric Bryant, PhD, FACSM, serves as the chief science officer for the American Coubcil on Exercise (ACE), as well as other prestigious organizations. He has authored over 150 professional articles and 21 books.
Barry Franklin, PhD, FACSM, has been the director of cardiac rehab and research programs and adjunct faculty member on exercise science. He has authored or coauthored over 300 scholastic papers, chapters and books.
Sabrena Newton-Merrill, MS, has owned her own personal training business, managed fitness departments in commercial facilities, and taught group exercise classes since 1987. She is involved in curriculum development for ACE.
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