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Many certified personal trainers possess common characteristics that drove them to become a fitness professional in the first place—they are passionate about fitness, they are friendly and enjoy spending time with other people, and they are committed to helping others find and develop their best selves. But to stand apart from the pack and become an elite personal trainer, you need to continuously expand your fitness knowledge, keeping up with the latest trends, knowing how to work with special populations, and marketing your skills so you can grow your business and expand your clientele. Human Kinetics offers a solution for doing all that, while earning credit for continuing education at the same time! View our best continuing education for personal trainers, available with ebooks or print books, to earn your CECs or CEUs!
How it helps: With over 2,500 references across 12 chapters, this text is the most comprehensive resource on muscular strength. Dive into the science behind training adaptations, from neuromuscular responses to genetic factors, and discover the key mechanisms that drive strength gains. You will learn to build effective, adaptable programs; tailor conditioning methods; and leverage powerful strategies for concurrent training. With methods for assessing strength, optimizing training loads, integrating evidence-based approaches for measurable results, and more, this resource has it all.
How it helps: Gain a better understanding of the business side of personal training and learn the skills that will help you start, build, and grow your business. Whether you are a personal trainer working for a fitness facility, an independent contractor, or the owner of a personal training business, you will benefit from the practical guidelines, time-saving advice, and essential tools presented in this course.
How it helps: Fitness and program design expert Alwyn Cosgrove and his director of programming, Craig Rasmussen, share Alwyn’s proven system for creating programs that take clients from where they are to where they want to be. Learn their reliable system-based approach to program design that will enable you to consistently deliver results to every client—regardless of demographic profile, ability, or goals.
How it helps: Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Winning Methods, Programs, and Facilities will help you make the right choices, apply the best methods, offer superior training experiences and outcomes, and be a more successful professional in a very competitive industry. Leading strength and conditioning coach Mike Boyle filters out the faulty information, failed approaches, and trendy training techniques and simply shares what works best and why.
How it helps: Most people will experience back pain at some point in their lives, and that includes your clients. Learn how to understand the why behind spinal conditions and back pain. You'll also find features 60 exercises—complete with instructions and safety tips—that help stabilize, strengthen, and rehabilitate the spine.
How it helps: Obesity and Weight Management Online CE Course equips you with the knowledge to help more clients with overweight and obesity become successful in getting stronger, fitter, and healthier. Tools such as exercise preparticipation interviews, health history screenings, and a cardiovascular disease risk factor analysis will give you skills you can immediately implement with clients in the real world.
You will encounter the latest information regarding the epidemiology, definition, and classification of overweight and obesity, preparing you to meet larger-bodied clients where they are. The text also explains the role of an exercise professional as a valuable member of a multidisciplinary client health care team.
How it helps: Communication and cueing can have a significant impact on an individual’s ability to learn and perform a movement. Packed with stunning visuals, this course is filled with a comprehensive collection of cueing frameworks that guide you through the process of creating your own cues for any movement you want to teach.
How it helps: Special considerations must be made when training children to ensure their workouts do not hinder their development and growth. This course offers more than 200 resistance training and conditioning exercises for six stages of youth training that take into account critical factors such as a child’s developmental stage, motor functioning ability, and sex-specific considerations to ensure their training is safe and effective.
How it helps: A practical guide on how to train for longevity, Rock Solid Resilience equips you with knowledge about how injuries happen and what can be done to prevent them before they interrupt training. Learn to determine whether an injury can heal with rest, if adjustments can be made to safely keep training, or if your clients should consult a medical professional.
An initial assessment will help you determine each client’s strengths and weaknesses so you can establish appropriate workloads and safe programming progressions. Overviews of basic movements—including squats, deadlifts, pushes, and pulls—are complemented with variations to provide many options to draw from when selecting exercises for a client.
How it helps: With exceptionally detailed, full-color illustrations showing the muscles used during various exercise, this course covers all aspects of how to form a purposeful, effective, and efficient program for clients that builds their strength, stability, and mobility for sport performance or daily living.