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Books
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Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
by Vivian Heyward, Ph.D.
If you need to hone your skills in fitness testing, consider this reference book, available through Human Kinetics for $52. http://www.humankinetics.com
The fourth edition of the popular Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription bridges the gap between research and practice, providing a comprehensive and advanced approach to physical fitness testing and exercise prescription. Using a direct, clear-cut approach, renowned exercise physiologist Vivian Heyward, PhD, shows students and professionals how to select physical fitness tests, conduct physiological assessments, and design individualized exercise programs and prescription. |
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The text integrates important principles and theories in exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, psychology, and measurement, and then applies them to physical fitness testing and individualized exercise program design. The end result is a practical guide—complete with internationally relevant examples—that will help practitioners develop their knowledge and skill as exercise science and fitness professionals.
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Ageless
Marketing
by
David Wolfe and Robert Snyder
A wealth
of information is available to help build a successful personal
training business in general. However, less information is available
that focuses on how to best work with, attract, and understand older
clients. David Wolfe, who coined the now widely used term
“ageless marketing,” seems to have broken ground in
this area.
His book
Ageless Marketing is
available for about $17 at www.Amazon.com Or visit the
website http://www.agelessmarketing.com
for more information.
Contact
information for David Wolfe: 703-758-0759
or email wolfe@agelessmarketing.com
David
also has a blog you can access at http://agelessmarketing.typepad.com.
It has a search engine that makes it easy to locate answers to your
specific questions.
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Fall
Proof
by
Debra J. Rose
The
book Fall Proof! A Comprehensive Balance and Mobility
Training Program, by Debra J. Rose, Human Kinetics (312
pages) $49. http://www.humankinetics.com. It
is a great resource for practical ideas.
Balance
and mobility disorders resulting in falls among the elderly population
pose a serious public health problem in the United States. Costs
associated with falls among the elderly are estimated to range from $75
billion to $100 billion. Coupling this statistic with the fact that
adults over the age of 65 represent the fastest-growing population in
the United States suggests an immediate need for activity programs
specifically designed to reduce physical frailty and the rising
incidence of falls among the older adult population. Fall-Proof!
is the first comprehensive and
structured balance and mobility training program to address these needs.
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Traditionally,
exercise programs designed to address physical frailty and falls have
adopted one-dimensional approaches of aerobic exercise, resistance
training, or flexibility training. However, research has shown that
falls occur as a result of multiple risk factors, both internal and
external, and the interplay of multiple body systems. FallProof!
presents a multidimensional approach
that systematically manipulates the individual's internal capabilities,
the goals of the task being performed, and the environment in which the
task is performed.This approach has been field tested with considerable
success by fitness instructors and rehabilitative specialists working
in a range of instructional settings.
Personal Trainer Business Coaching
By Phil Kaplan
Personal Trainer Business Coaching is a great source for information to help build your business. You get 6 audio CD's along with corresponding guidebooks for about $359. The 6 CD's are designed to be listened to 30 days apart.
You can find this course, and many others, by visiting Phil’s website: www.philkaplan.com. Phil’s phone number and email are: 800 552-1998, email: phil@philkaplan.com. |
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Powerful
Press Releases and Press Release Templates
By Don
Crowther
To use
different kinds of media like television, radio, and newspaper, the
best approach is to learn how to properly write a news release that can
be mailed or faxed to editors and producers. Publicity expert Don
Crowther will teach you all this and more in his programs Powerful
Press Releases and Press Release Templates.
He also offers a (free by email) 7-day Crash Course in Publicity. This
course is designed to give you a foundational knowledge of PR and how
it works. You will also gain access to many other
“tools” that can be purchased to begin filling your
toolbox with the basic tools that you will need to get started on a
publicity program.
Don’s
website is http://101publicrelations.com, or
you can call him at 262-639-2270.
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Senior Fitness Test Manual and Kit
by Roberta Rikli and C. Jessie Jones
Up until now, most physical fitness tests have been geared to younger audiences. The Senior Fitness Test is an answer to the need for a simple, easy-to-use battery of test items that assess the functional fitness of older adults. The test is safe and enjoyable for older adults, it meets scientific standards for reliability and validity, and it has accompanying performance norms based on actual performance scores of over 7,000 men and women between the ages of 60 and 94. |
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The Senior Fitness Test Manual provides the theoretical basis for the test. It includes the developmental procedures and provides complete information on administering and scoring the test and providing feedback to test participants about their results. It also includes instructions on organizing and testing groups of older adults. The appendix has reproducible sample forms, charts, tables, and posters for instructors to use in their programs.
You can order the Senior Fitness Test Manual (Rikli and Jones- 2001, Human Kinetics) for about $39. http://www.humankinetics.com. This book includes information on warm-up exercises, safety precautions, and adaptations for certain health conditions like arthritis. There are test forms, suggestions for working with and motivating the senior population, and exercises and guidelines to help improve deficient areas.
The test kit costs about $79 and includes the Senior Fitness Test Manual, a CD, and a video demonstrating the testing protocols. The CD provides a means to record and track data for individuals and/or groups and will print out scores for all of the data you supply. It presents these scores in an easy-to-read bar chart but also provides a written interpretation of the score and an indication of a client’s risk based on criterion scores. This is a professional-looking report that you can actually hand to your clients. If you are choosing to work with the senior population, definitely consider this product.
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Specialized
Strength Training:
Winning Workouts for Specific Populations
By
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D.
Exercise Science Publishers, 2001
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the image to go to Amazon.com to order Dr. Westcott's book.
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Strength
Training for Seniors:
An Instructor Guide for Developing Safe and Effective Programs
By
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D.
Human Kinetics Publishers, 1999
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the image to go to Amazon.com to order Dr. Westcott's book. |
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Strength Training Past 50
By Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D.
Human Kinetics Publishers, 1998
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