The fitness leader's handbook / compiled by Garry Egger, Nigel Champion and Allan Bolton.
By: Egger, Garry
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Contributor(s): Champion, Nigel | Bolton, Allan.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : A & C Black, 1998Edition: 4th ed.Description: vi, 177 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0713650915.Subject(s): Physical fitness | Exercise | Physical fitness -- Physiological aspectsDDC classification: 613.71 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 613.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00071342 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book provides exercise prescription information for fitness instructors, sports coaches, health professionals and school teachers. Topics covered include an introduction to the human body and exercise, the principles of exercise programming, exercise programming for aerobic conditioning and for strength and flexibility training, potentially dangerous exercises, back care and injury recognition and prevention, exercise to music and aquafitness, fitness testing, nutrition and weight control, exercise and pregnancy.
Previous ed.: 1990.
Bibliography: p. 174. - Includes index.
An introduction to the human body / Nigel Champion -- The human body and exercise / Nigel Champion and Allan Bolton -- Principles of exercise programming / Gary Egger and Nigel Champion -- Exercise programming for aerobic conditioning / Garry Egger and Allan Bolton -- Exercise programming for suppleness and flexibility training / Garry Egger and Allan Bolton -- Exercise training for strength and resistance training / Nigel Champion and Garry Egger -- Movement mechanics: incorporating potentially dangerous exercises, back care, injury recognition and prevention / Nigel Champion and Lisa Champion -- Exercise to music / Lisa Champion and Cathy Spencer -- Aquafitness / Garry Egger and Allan Bolton -- Fitness testing / Nigel Champion -- Nutrition for active people / Rosemary Stanton and Allan Bolton -- Exercise nutrition and weight control / Garry Egger and Allan Bolton -- Special problems and exercise instruction / Garry Egger and Allan Bolton -- Exercise and pregnancy / Lisa Champion.