Training disabled people / Sara Wicebloom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wicebloom, Sara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical fitness for people with disabilities--Study and teaching.

Physical fitness for people with disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Summary:

Training Disabled People is the only book to provide fitness professionals with detailed guidance on working with disabled clients. The book is written to the National Standards, so provides the reader with everything they need to know in order to gain qualification and be able to work safely and effectively with disabled clients. Training disabled clients is currently the most in-demand course at many of the fitness industry training centres - they are struggling to keep up with demand. This follows legislation and Government initiatives designed to improve access to fitness centres for disabled people and to encourage them to take part in regular exercise. The book covers a range of areas, including: medical conditions and how to research them programming and instruction skills pre-exercise checks and fitness testing communication skills (including sign language) motivation techniques sample programmes and exercises, fully illustrated with B&W photographychecklists and forms to be used when working with clients.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

PART ONE Introduction to Training Disabled People

1 Facts and figures

2 The case for exercise

3 Why now?

4 Risk assessment

5 Qualifications

6 Summary

PART TWOThe Background

7 Introduction to disability theory

8 Behavioural and motivational theory

9 Finding out more

10 Recording information

11 Summary

PART THREE Programming and Instruction

12 Working with disabled people

13 Pre-activity health and safety

14 Principles of fitness programming

15 Functional exercise training

16 Clothing, footwear and equipment

17 Principles of instruction

18 Exercise selection

19 Specific medical conditions

20 Summary

Appendices

Glossary

References and further reading

Useful websites

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781408107607

1408107600

OCLC:

1057699205