the exercise professional's guide to fitness programming Batrakoulis, Alexios 1975- editor http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt text bibliography ilu 2026 monographic eng

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363 pages : illustrations; "This book is an obesity-related exercise resource that provides exercise professionals, fitness educators, and faculty members with science-based and practice-oriented programming techniques and communication strategies for empowering clients with overweight or obesity to participate in successful and engaging fitness experiences and achieve their health and fitness goals in various fitness settings"-- Provided by publisher. The Science -- Understanding Overweight and Obesity / Renee Rogers, PhD, and Sara Kovacs, PhD -- Your Role As An Exercise Professional / Christie L. Ward-Ritacco, PhD, and Alison C. Berg, PhD -- The Role of Exercise in Weight Management and Obesity / John M. Jakicic, PhD, and Landon Deru, PhD -- Coaching Lifestyle Modification and Behavior Change / Rachelle Acitelli Reed, PhD, and Susie Reiner, PhD -- The Assessment -- Exercise Preparticipation Interview and Health Screening / Deborah Riebe, PhD, and Christie L. Ward-Ritacco, PhD -- Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessments / Meir Magal, PhD, and Kathleen S. Thomas, PhD -- The Application -- Warm-Up Concepts / Amy Bantham, PhD, Rachele Pojednic, PhD, and Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD -- Muscular Fitness / Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, Michael Stack, BS, and Kia Williams, MS -- Neuromotor Fitness / Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, Leslie A. Stenger, EdD, and Elizabeth Kovar, MA -- Cardiorespiratory Fitness / Tony Nuñez, PhD, Elizabeth Kovar, MA, and Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD -- Flexibility Training and Cool-Down Techniques / Elizabeth Kovar, MA, and Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD -- The Programming -- Program Design / Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, and Anoop Balachandran, PhD -- Sample Workouts / Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, Rodiel Kirby Baloy, DPT, John Bauer, Vula Bolou, Lee Boyce, Ryan Carver, BS, Christine M. Conti, MEd, Grace DeSimone, BA, Brett Klika, BS, Lauren Korzan, MA, Jonathan Mike, PhD, Michael Piercy, MS, Keli Roberts, Melody Schoenfeld, MS, Lauren Shroyer, MS, Summer Sides, -- Case Study Scenarios / Stephanie Cooper, PhD, Daniel Green, BA, Farel B. Hruska, Michael R. Mantell, PhD, Tracy L. Markley, Cherie O'Neill (Koch), EdD, Brian Richey, BS, Jonathan Ross, Louise Valentine, MPH, Maurice Williams, MS, Mary Yoke, PhD. Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, editor; foreword by Walter R. Thompson Includes bibliographical references and index. Reducing exercises Obesity Weight loss Health behavior RA781.6 .O24 2026 613.7071/171 9781718230125 2024061205 DLC 250314 20251209133402.0 24087450 eng