Foundations of Professional Personal Training

Developed and written by canfitpro, Canada's foremost education and certification provider for fitness professionals, this third edition of Foundations of Professional Personal Training contains essential information for building skills, creating systems to work with clients, and preparing for the Personal Training Specialist (PTS) certification. Extensively updated to match the certification standards, this edition includes the following: New chapters on periodization, screening and assessment, program design, and the canfitpro Personal Training Specialist frameworkDiverse client case studies to use for practice and application of conceptsDetails about canfitpro's optimal health perspective, which integrates physical activity, nutrition, and mental well-beingStrategies for cultivating the client-personal trainer relationshipContemporary information regarding inclusive training, training in a virtual environment, and building a businessFoundations of Professional Personal Training, Third Edition, prepares new and prospective personal trainers for all aspects of their exciting profession. Providing key concepts of personal training, guidelines for program design and injury prevention, and considerations for working with clients, this text is an essential resource for preparation for the PTS exam and for a successful career in personal training. …