With updated information and a fresh new design, the second edition of this practical, popular handbook makes an ideal reference for anyone charged with the task of leading a fitness class. Written for those who haven't had the advantage of formal training, Fitness Leader's Handbook emphasizes 'how to' rather than 'why.' It's loaded with practical, usable tools and tips that make it easy for even a novice to conduct a successful fitness class: Methods for evaluating and improving participants' health and fitness Fitness evaluation forms that instructors can copy and distribute to class participants Information based on the latest research and major position statements, such as the Surgeon General's Report: Physical Activity and Health and recommendations from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Helpful hints for changing health-related behaviors Injury prevention strategies Program organizational strategies Tips for dealing with special personal conditions and environment
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In today's market, nearly every club has state-of-the-art equipment, comprehensive training programs, and qualified staff. Standing out from the competition is no easy task. If you want to set your club apart, you need more than professional expertise; you need superior customer service. Customer service is critical to the success of every club. Skillful marketing can bring in members for their initial purchase, but it's your level of service that will keep them coming back year after year. Members for Life shows you how to develop a customer service standard that will keep your members coming back, no matter what happens to the economy or who comes into the neighborhood as competition. Author Richard Gerson, an internationally recognized expert on marketing and customer service in the fitness industry, takes a very pragmatic approach. He provides a worksheet to help you quickly calculate the cost of losing a member, so you can see at a glance how important (and profitable) it is to ho
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Dr. Gunnar Borg introduced the field of perceived exertion in the 1950s. His ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) scale is used worldwide by professionals in medicine, exercise physiology, psychology, cardiology, ergonomy, and sports. Now, Dr. Borg presents the definitive source for using the latest RPE and CR10 scales correctly. Borg's Perceived Exertion and Pain Scales begins with an overview and history to introduce readers to the field of perceived exertion. The book then covers principles of scaling and applications of both the RPE and the CR10 scaling methods. This user-friendly, informative, and readable text: discusses the fundamental bases of perceived exertion, presents information on uses and misuses of the scales, and provides guidance and direction on how and when to measure subjective somatic symptoms. A special appendix in the back of the book includes tear-out cards containing three RPE scales and three CR10 scales. A scale and instructions for how the scale is used a
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Many sport psychology texts focus on what to do � relaxation, imagery, etc. This is the first text to focus directly on the how of doing sport psychology. Applying sport psychology involves much more than the standard techniques such as goal setting and positive self-talk. Counselors' personalities, the history of their relationships with athletes, the interaction of individual psychologists and athletes with entire teams � these factors are at least as important as the application of standard procedures. This book reveals in intimate detail the process of sport psychology at work. The text, edited by psychologist Mark B. Andersen, includes: details of sessions directed by professionals using a variety of models: cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, performance enhancement, developmental, and psychodynamic; transcripts of dialogue between counselors and athletes in many different sports, which clearly demonstrate what sport psychology sessions actually sound like; descriptive comm
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We now know that moderate amounts of physical activity are essential for good health, and yet only 40% of our population are regularly physically active. What can you do as a professional to help people become physically active, not only for tomorrow, but for a lifetime? It's no easy task to get people out of their cars and onto their bikes; out of the elevators and onto the stairs; out of their offices and onto the walking paths. Changing people's behavior is never easy. But Promoting Physical Activity, the CDC's new guide for community action, will help you do so. It is a practical reference, logically organized, and loaded with useful information. The guide begins by clearly explaining the benefits of physical activity and how to achieve a moderately active lifestyle. Next you'll learn step-by-step strategies for increasing the probability of individuals becoming physically active. You'll also find numerous ideas for specific actions you can take to promote physical activity in your
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Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports presents a clear alternative to traditional approaches that will revitalize your own teaching and coaching. It replaces mindless games and mechanistic training methods with creative and enjoyable practice that improves students' skills and enhances their tactical understanding. This book focuses on teaching game play first instead of technique and skill � an approach that sets it apart from other games-approach texts. It provides answers to many of the problems that sports educators face, such as motivating reluctant or resistant students. Developed by an internationally known authority on the subject, Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports provides both the theoretical basis and the practical plans for changing practice from drudgery to an educational experience young people look forward to. Part I introduces the innovative Play Practice approach and explains how it can lead to more effective
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Many traditional psychology texts devote significant coverage to psychological theory. In Frameworks for Sport Psychologists, author Karen L. Hill highlights five popular theoretical models and demonstrates how they can be applied in helping athletes to improve their performance. Demonstrating how theoretical models work, Hill introduces the hypothetical case of a struggling professional golfer, Lisa 'The Cheetah' Irons. Through this case study, readers learn how each theory assists the sport psychologist in interpreting Lisa's thoughts, emotions, and actions and how to create a plan of action for performance enhancement. The text follows a progression of: learning about each of the five theories, learning how each theory is applied to a single case, applying the same theory to other cases, and writing an original case. In addition to the ongoing case study of Lisa 'The Cheetah' Irons, each chapter includes an additional case, providing the reader further opportunity to apply the
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An Insider's Guide to Managing Sporting Events uses examples from real-life events of all types and sizes to simplify the event planning process. Author Jerry Solomon draws on his 20 years of experience in sport marketing and event production to provide strategies and tactics that can be used to make your event a success. This practical handbook is a step-by-step guide through the event planning and implementation process starting with the earliest stages of event design and concluding with the post-event follow-up. An Insider's Guide explains in detail how to develop a budget, secure athletes and sponsors, sell tickets, and negotiate a television contract. The in-depth explanations will help improve the profitability of your event. An Insider's Guide to Managing Sporting Events also uses hands-on learning methods. It includes checklists to reinforce the steps learned during each stage of planning and sample contracts and timelines that can be tailored for any sporting or entertainment
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Do your high school students get excited when it's time for physical education class? Do they cooperate � participate � perform with little direction? You can stop laughing, because now there's help for you to develop individualized physical education programs so motivating, every student will get hooked on exercise � even the couch potatoes. In Learning by Choice in Secondary Physical Education: Creating a Goal-Directed Program, Kevin Kaardal describes an innovative, step-by-step program that he developed and perfected while teaching physical education for many years at the middle and high school levels. Teachers love it because it reduces downtime, increases involvement, and makes teaching more enjoyable. Kids love it, too � 90 percent of those surveyed anonymously gave it their overwhelming approval. Imagine classes where students select their activities, organize themselves, plan personal objectives, follow through, and stay on course � with little direction from the teacher. The
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Professionals in educational and recreational settings work hard to understand and address the problems faced by underserved youth. Yet the dedicated people in these institutions are often limited in what they can achieve because they tend to remain within the confines of their own work environment rather than sharing their expertise and resources. Instead of accepting this as an unfortunate fact of life, the coauthors of this book see the situation as an opportunity to develop an approach in which the whole is far greater than the sum of its parts. In Youth Development and Physical Activity: Linking Universities and Communities, they draw on their considerable teaching experience to present innovative new ways to serve underserved youth. The book describes practical strategies for breaking down the walls between universities and communities so they can combine their strengths to improve young people's lives. You'll find a wealth of guidelines for creating physical activity programs th
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One of the most respected physical education teachers in the country shares his methods for effectively reaching all students, from those who fear physical activity to those who are accomplished athletes. Right Fielders Are People Too helps middle school physical education teachers establish and maintain a positive learning environment that allows students to work to their potential. The inclusive, developmentally appropriate program described in this book helps students feel comfortable in class and develop a positive attitude toward physical activities. Students can learn skills without intimidation and experience the joy and exhilaration of physical activities, even if they can't perform the activities very well. Author John Hichwa, 1993 NASPE Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, shares the successful strategies he developed in 35 years of teaching K-8 students. The book's friendly, teacher-to-teacher format and nearly 150 unique drawings make the methods and activi
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Dance education is at a critical juncture in the United States. Even though it has gained wide acceptance as a valuable educational discipline and has achieved such victories as inclusion in the National Education Goals, its future remains uncertain. Educational reform, budget cuts, and conflicting views on the relevance of arts education all bring into question how � and if � dance should be taught in our schools. In Partnering Dance and Education, Dr. Judith Lynne Hanna presents a compelling argument for making dance central to every student's education. She examines current trends and issues in education to show how dance can be successfully justified and taught in today's changing educational environment. Rich with examples from arts magnet schools, arts organization offerings, dance company programs, public school instruction, and programs for at-risk youth, the book addresses difficult questions, including: Is dance education in and of itself worthwhile? What are the ways of pro
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Station Games presents over 40 creative and imaginative lessons that contain more than 200 station activities. Everything you need to prepare and successfully implement game stations is in this one concise resource. Nowhere else will you find such a wide variety of station-based lessons. They're neatly categorized by subject area and grade level for easy reference. And each lesson offers suggestions for increasing the skill level and adapting the station to meet other unit criteria or cross-curricular study alternatives. When you're short on time, you'll appreciate the convenience of the at-a-glance game finder. It lists all the games, along with accurate details on objectives, skills, equipment, safety concerns, and modifications. In a matter of seconds, you can find the appropriate lesson for the day. Informative yet pleasantly informal in tone, Station Games is packed with these helpful tips for adding game stations to your everyday curriculum: Detailed set-up instructions and desc
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Better Coaching provides updated information on the sport sciences, including anatomy, physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and skill acquisition, which are vital for coaches in a range of sports. It features practical guidelines to develop athletes' endurance, speed, strength, power, and flexibility, and also uses of a range of case studies, examples and anecdotes to de-mystify some of the more technical sports science information. Coaching tips at the end of each chapter summarize key messages from each chapter. This edition also has a greater emphasis on the management, planning and interpersonal skills required of the modern coach. New chapters on risk management, resource management, and coaching methods are important additions to this manual, and emphasize the broad role of the coach in sport. Excellent new chapters include �Working with Teams', and �Adopting a Balanced Approach to Coaching'. The welfare of the athlete is another important theme emphasized in Better Coaching. Th
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When it comes to designing programs for optimal training, Tudor Bompa's expertise is second to none. Bompa revolutionized western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization in Romania in 1963. Today, periodization is the basis of every serious athlete's training. Periodization is a scientifically based method for structuring short- and long-term training plans. Grounded in current research on exercise physiology, athletic psychology, and training methodology, periodization varies the intensity and volume of training to optimize the body's ability to recover and rebuild. This results in better performance and less risk of injury. Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training presents Bompa's latest refinements to the theory he developed. Formerly titled Theory and Methodology of Training, this long-standing classic has been translated into nine languages and has come to be regarded as the definitive reference on training theory. Now in its fourth
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Audiences: Comprehensive resource for health fitness instructors, personal trainers, activity directors, health educators, fitness facility managers, and other fitness professionals who work with older adults. Text for undergraduate courses in exercise physiology, fitness, and exercise prescription. Never before has there been such a demand for fitness professionals who recognize and understand the special needs of older adults. Written by top experts from the fields of exercise physiology and psychology, Exercise for Older Adults provides clear, comprehensive guidelines for fitness professionals who wish to better serve this growing community. Developed under the leadership of the American Council on Exercise, this practical manual shows fitness professionals how to provide safe and effective exercise instruction for older adults. It presents basic principles to help readers understand and meet older adults' special physical needs: Physiology of aging and exercise Physiological and p
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Studies have shown that people who understand the concepts of health and physical fitness are more likely to exercise regularly. That means that learning the facts at an early age can help students develop habits that may keep them healthy for a lifetime. Yet no well-developed, standardized test of fitness knowledge has been available--until now! FitSmart is the first test to accurately measure students' knowledge of basic fitness concepts at the high school level. The FitSmart package, complete with software and manual, is based on the National Youth Physical Fitness Knowledge Test (PFKT), which is designed to help teachers determine their students' learning of physical fitness concepts. The student can take an online test or the instructor can print a test and enter the scores so the computer can grade the test item using a weighted system. FitSmart has a friendly menu-driven interface with many features to allow the instructor to locate and enter information quickly and easily. Chap
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Holding the attention of middle school students, who are on the brink of adolescence, can be a real challenge. But savvy teachers know that today's children are fascinated by technology. Middle School Healthy Hearts in the Zone: A Heart Rate Monitoring Program for Lifelong Fitness shows you how to use heart monitors to get students excited about heart health and improving their health, fitness, and athletic performance. This practical book provides all of the information you need to introduce this technology in the classroom easily and successfully � the instructions, lessons, data, and support. Even if you've never used a heart monitor yourself, you'll quickly learn how to facilitate self-directed, experiential learning that helps students see and feel how physical activity influences heart health. In no time, your students will be using heart monitors to individualize their fitness goals, monitor their own progress, and take charge of their health. Special features include the follow
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