Essentials for fitness instructors
- Core knowledge for EQF level 3
Autor(es) - Rita Rocha; Thomas Rieger; A. Jimenez
- €35.45 €31.90
EuropeActive’s Essentials for Fitness Instructors contains the most comprehensive information and materials to guide fitness instructors towards best practices in helping clients achieve their fitness and health goals. Endorsed by EuropeActive, the fitness and health industry’s standard-setting authority in Europe, this manual is essential for all aspiring and qualified fitness instructors.
This resource includes fundamentals and best practices of concepts, procedures, duties and responsibilities that individual and group fitness instructors perform on the job, covering the knowledge, skills and abilities needed for level 3 classification in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), the baseline standards for registered fitness instructors in Europe. It provides mechanical and physiological information with hands-on techniques and practical examples to ensure that all fitness instructors deliver enjoyable and effective exercise sessions.
Authored by renowned experts from all over Europe, EuropeActive’s Essentials for Fitness Instructors supports fitness instructors in promoting healthy lifestyle management and exercise adherence. Current and future fitness instructors will learn ideal ways to do the following:
Build rapport and motivate participants.
Identify participants’ motives and goals.
Prepare appropriate choreography and use music.
Provide effective and safe instruction; display and provide feedback on technique; and give advice on intensity, progressions and adaptations.
Deliver excellent customer service and be a positive role model for participants in a clean and safe environment.
The book begins by addressing customer service and communication. By first detailing the principles of customer service, the importance of communication in teaching and how to provide and receive feedback, fitness instructors can receive the information that follows with the proper mind-set.
The book then delves into the core of physiology of individual fitness training, giving instructors a solid base from which to work with clients. Chapters on cardiorespiratory exercise and resistance exercise explain the science and training methods specific to each type of workout, including optimal warm-ups and cool-downs, adaptations and matters of safety. A chapter on principles of training, including progression, dose–response relationship, specificity, overload and reversibility, ties all of these concepts together.
The second half of the book deals with effective group instruction, specifying how to incorporate the science of training with the art of class leadership. Preparing for, delivering and even ending a class come with particular strategies that will boost retention and results, and three chapters on music and choreography take the guesswork out of structuring a routine. Finally, a chapter on stress management offers an overview of the effects of stress on health, symptoms to watch for and relaxation techniques. The book concludes with an appendix of the EuropeActive EQF level 3 standards for reference.
Aspiring and qualified fitness instructors have a duty of care to keep up with the latest health and fitness standards. EuropeActive’s Essentials for Fitness Instructors ensures instructors are properly serving their industry and their clients. For those who promote physical activity and healthier lifestyles, there is no other title with more authority in Europe.
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Customer Service
Thomas Rieger
Principles of Customer Service
Communicating About the Characteristics of Fitness Services
Successful Customers Are Loyal Customers
Managing Conflicts and Unsatisfied Customers
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Communication: Giving and Gaining Feedback
Vera Simões and Rita Santos-Rocha
Role of Communication in Teaching
Importance of Communication in Teaching and Retaining Clients
Giving and Gaining Feedback During Fitness Sessions
Characteristics of Feedback During Fitness Sessions
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Cardiorespiratory Exercise
Paolo Benvenuti and Silvano Zanuso,
Cardiovascular Response to Exercise
Warm-Up and Cool-Down
Modifications to Allow for Individual Differences
Cardiorespiratory Training Methods
Dose–Response Relationship Based on Evidence
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Resistance Exercise
Fernando Naclerio and Jeremy Moody
Basic Movement Analysis for Exercise Performance and Technique
Safety and Risk of Injury in Resistance Training: Posture, Body Alignment and Range of Motion
Safe and Effective Spotting Techniques
Warming Up for Resistance Training
Training Status and Individual Differences in Resistance Training Practitioners
Dose–Response Relationship for Different Resistance Training Goals
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Safe Progressive Exercise Planning
Oscar Carballo Iglesias and Eliseo Iglesias-Soler
Assessing Clients and Modifying Exercise Programmes
Providing Proper Dose–Response Relationship for Individual Participants
Communicating Effectively During Training
Observing Physiological Changes
Applying the Principles of Training
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Preparing Fitness Programmes
Sonia García Merino and Susana Moral González
Gathering Information Prior to the Start of Class
Programme Exercise Goals and Benefits
Programme Suitability
Required Level of Fitness and Intensity and Impact Options
Conclusion
Chapter 7. Delivering a Group Fitness Class
Simona Pajaujiene
Helping Clients Choose Group Fitness Classes
Core Concepts in Class Design
Modifications to Planned Exercises
Incorporating Functional Exercise Progression
Intensity and Impact Options in Group Fitness Exercise
Responding to a Medical Emergency
Responsibilities of a Group Fitness Instructor
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Teaching Group Fitness to Music
Rita Santos-Rocha and Nuno Pimenta
Characteristics of Music Used in Fitness Classes
Moving to the Beat
Using Music to Motivate Participants
Structuring a Group Fitness to Music Class
Basic Moves for a Self-Designed Group Fitness to Music Class
Leading Movement and the Leading Leg
Verbally and Visually Cueing an Exercise Routine
Conclusion
Chapter 9. Music and Choreography
Lenka Velínská
Musical Structure
Musical Tempo
Use of Musical Structure
Choreography
Conclusion
Chapter 10. Ending a Session
Jana Havrdová and Nuno Pimenta
The Instructor’s Role
The Club’s Role
Conclusion
Chapter 11. Safety Guidelines for Group Fitness to Music
Susana Moral González and Sonia García Merino
Legal and Insurance Responsibilities
Planning Class Activity
Conclusion
Chapter 12. Stress Management Techniques
João Moutão and Susana Franco
Stress and Distress
Implications of Distress for Health and Well-Being
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression That May Require Professional Attention
Relaxation Techniques
Conclusion
Appendix. EuropeActive Standards EQF Level 3 Fitness and Group Fitness Instructor
References
Index
Contributors
About EuropeActive
- Formato: Capa dura 18.00 * 26.00
- Nº de páginas: 208
- Editado em: 2015
- Idioma: Inglês
- ISBN: 9781450423793