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Principles of Exercise Prescription helps students cultivate skills that are required for developing exercise prescriptions, or exercise programs, for clients. This guidebook ties in concepts from related health and wellness subjects, prepares students to pass a professional certification examination, and also enables them to help their clients live healthier lives—three facets that are critical to professional development in this career field.
Principles of Exercise Prescription:
- includes chapter overviews.
- features intellectual class preparation assignments.
- integrated “Put It All Together” sections that review presented concepts.
Chapter 1 Let’s Begin at the Beginning: What’s the Purpose of This Course?
What’s the Difference between Physical Fitness and Health?
What’s the Difference between Physical Activity and Exercise?
Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
References
Chapter 2 CRIPL: An Overview of the Major Components of Working with a Client
Overview: Clinical History
Overview: Risk Factor Assessment
Overview: Interpreting the Data
Overview: Prescribing the Exercise Program
Overview: Lifestyle Changes
Emergency Procedures: Responding to an Adverse Event
Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
Health/Medical History Form
Sample Medical Clearance Form
References
Chapter 3 Understanding Cardiovascular Disease and Helping Your Clients Reduce Their Risk
Overview
Atherogenesis
The Major CVD Risk Factors
Working with a Client to Reduce CVD Risk
Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
References
Chapter 4 Exercise Prescription for Developing Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Overview
The “P” of CRIPL: Prescribing a Cardiorespiratory Exercise Program
Metabolic Calculations
The “L” of CRIPL: The Lifestyle Change of Beginning a Cardiorespiratory Exercise Program
Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
References
Chapter 5 Exercise Prescription for Developing Muscular Fitness
Overview
The “P” of CRIPL: Prescribing a Resistance Exercise Program Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
References
Chapter 6 Exercise Prescription for Improving Body Composition
Overview
Helping Your Client to Lose Weight: Treating Obesity
The “P” and “L” of CRIPL: Helping Your Client Lose Weight with Lifestyle Changes
Putting It All Together
Class Preparation Assignments
References
