The Complete Guide to Personal Training: 3rd Edition

A revised and updated third edition of the popular The Complete Guide to Personal Training with up-to-date content and new exercises.

The complete reference guide for anyone working as a personal trainer, or studying to become one, with an in-depth look into the role of the trainer in relation to codes of conduct and client care. This comprehensive guide book contains practical tips and advice for designing a range of exercise programmes for clients, and focuses on the best ways to sustain a financially successful personal training business and stand out from the crowd.

This new third edition includes:

- Brand-new illustrated stretches and exercises
- Advice on training at home or outdoors
- A spotlight on client well-being
- Updated government guidelines, statistics and science findings
- Adapting exercises for disabled or vulnerable clients
- National guidelines for nutrition and weight

This is essential reading for personal trainers in the health and fitness industry and for those teaching or studying for qualifications in this area.

Morc Coulson is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Sunderland. He was Chair of the CPD endorsement panel at Skills Active for many years and is a Level 4 Specialist CPD course evaluator. Morc is the author of the Complete Guides to Pregnancy and Fitness and Teaching Exercise to Special Populations, The Fitness Instructor’s Handbook, The Advanced Fitness Instructor’s Handbook, Practical Fitness Testing and Teaching Exercise to Children