ACSM's resources for the group exercise instructor

"ACSM's Resources for the Group Exercise Instructor gives you the knowledge and the skills you need to effectively lead group exercise. You'll learn how to take advantage of group dynamics to improve health and well-being. You'll also discover how to work with clients with specia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeSimone, Grace (Author)
Corporate Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2012
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260 |a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :   |b Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ,   |c c2012 
300 |a x, 262 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 28 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Profile of a group exercise instructor : education, credentials, scope, and objective -- 2. Profile of a group exercise participant : health screening tools -- 3. Class design and programming -- 4. Communication skills : adherence and motivation -- 5. Choreography, music and cueing in class design and delivery -- 6. Teaching your class : a quick guide -- 7. Hospitality and conflict resolution for group exercise instructors -- 8. Guidelines for special conditions -- 9. Specialty classes -- 10. Legal issues and responsibilities for group exercise instructor -- 11. Exercise physiology for group exercise instructors -- 12. Kinesiology, anatomy, and biomechanics -- 13. Introduction to nutrition for group exercise instructors 
520 |a "ACSM's Resources for the Group Exercise Instructor gives you the knowledge and the skills you need to effectively lead group exercise. You'll learn how to take advantage of group dynamics to improve health and well-being. You'll also discover how to work with clients with special needs, so that everyone can safely benefit from group exercise. Moreover, the book shows how the skills you'll gain can easily be adapted to different environments, including gyms, studios, recreational facilities, and clubs. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this book thoroughly prepares you to become an ACSM Certified Group Exercise Instructor. Following an introduction, which includes a profile of a group exercise instructor, the book covers such topics as leadership, class design, legal issues and responsibilities, and exercise science. The book's accompanying video demonstrates how the techniques discussed in the book are put into practice during an actual group exercise class"--Provided by publisher. 
650 0 |a Exercise 
650 0 |a Physical education and training 
650 1 2 |a Physical Education and Training 
650 2 2 |a Exercise   |x Physiology 
650 2 2 |a Teaching   |x methods 
650 2 2 |a Vocational Guidance 
700 1 |a DeSimone, Grace ,   |e author 
710 2 |a American College of Sports Medicine 
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