Tone your students’ understanding of the fitness industry

This Australian text has been designed to assist students undertaking the SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness qualification, studying to become fitness instructors. The text contains all the core units and elective units to support a range of fitness specialisations.

The Essential Guide to Fitness provides students with the knowledge, skills and hands on practice required to work as fitness professionals. Students gain an understanding of basic anatomy and nutrition and of varying types of fitness and exercise programs.

This textbook is the first step towards building a career in fitness. There’s so much to learn and some of it can be tricky. In this 3rd edition, you will find:

• New and revised content ensuring students are receiving the latest evidence-based information to support the updated fitness standards
• Deeper explanations of key topics and trends
• An abundance of new real life examples, cases and stories
• Powerful full colour images, charts and tables
• Additional online learning content

Part 1: Introduction to the human body and healthy eating
1. Anatomy and physiology
2. Nutrition

Part 2: Fitness orientation and health screening
3. Fitness orientation and health screening

Part 3: Fitness programming, instructing and equipment
4. Fitness appraisals
5. Fitness programs
6. Gym programs
7. Fitness equipment
8. Group exercise sessions
9. Water-based fitness

Part 4: Risk analysis and work health and safety
10. Risk analysis and work health and safety

Part 5: Working in a fitness environment
11. Quality service in the fitness industry

Part 6: Specific markets and populations
12. Fitness for specific populations
13. Older populations
14. Community fitness programs
15. Facilitate groups

Tone your students’ understanding of the fitness industry This Australian text has been designed to assist students undertaking the SIS30315 Certificate III in Fitness qualification, studying to become fitness instructors. The text contains all the core units and elective units to support a range of fitness specialisations. The Essential Guide to Fitness provides students with the knowledge, skills and hands on practice required to work as fitness professionals. Students gain an understanding of basic anatomy and nutrition and of varying types of fitness and exercise programs. This textbook is the first step towards building a career in fitness. There’s so much to learn and some of it can be tricky. In this 3rd edition, you will find: • New and revised content ensuring students are receiving the latest evidence-based information to support the updated fitness standards • Deeper explanations of key topics and trends • An abundance of new real life examples, cases and stories • Powerful full colour images, charts and tables • Additional online learning content New activities and visuals aid with understanding key topics and changes in the industry New content reflecting current industry standards and scope of practice New content covering Children and Movement New content covering risk management, health eating, health assessment, Fitness Australia screening tool and older adults New Workout exercises linked to performance and knowledge Greater visuals in relation to teaching anatomy and physiology Robust Instructor package now including solutions manual, workout templates, customisable PowerPoints, artwork and more to make teaching easier New CourseMate Express website for the student, including quizzes, additional exercises, learning objectives and so much more to reinforce learning A list of objectives at the beginning of each chapter sets out the main concepts and skills to be covered