Premier Personal Trainer Home Study Program

Description

The Premier Personal Trainer Home Study Program provides you with the most comprehensive set of personal trainer study materials to prepare for the Personal Trainer Certification Exam. You can also take the personal trainer certification sample test to see if you're ready. This combination package includes the following:

• The ACE Personal Trainer Manual: The Ultimate Resource for Fitness Professionals (3rd Edition) was designed to prepare fitness professionals to work one-on-one or with small groups. Developed and written by 19 of the industry’s top experts, the ACE Personal Trainer Manual is an excellent resource, covering everything from anatomy to training techniques. Special attention has been given to injury prevention, emergency techniques and legal issues confronting today’s fitness professionals.
• A Fitness Professional’s Guide to Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Human Movement is a revolution in the field of human movement. Comprehensive and meticulous, this ground-breaking text is ideal for a college course and a must for any fitness professional. For each muscle in the body, the book includes a detailed illustration that uses color to highlight the muscle. Along with the illustrations, you’ll find a brief description of each muscle as well as information on its joint crossings, associated body actions, blood supply, controlling nerves, and insertion and origin. (CD-ROM included. PC only - NOT compatible with Mac)
• ACE's Practical Guide to Functional Anatomy DVD, created specifically for personal trainers and group fitness instructors, lays the foundation for understanding how anatomy affects movement. Hands-on learning examples allow the viewer to apply what they learn to their own bodies. The videos also cover the basic vocabulary of anatomy, describing gross anatomical structures that are essential knowledge for all fitness professionals. Each muscle description is followed by examples of effective exercises, enabling viewers to apply their knowledge of kinesiology in a practical way.

ACE's Practical Guide to Functional Anatomy covers the bones and major muscle groups in the:
- º Upper extremity
- º Spinal column
- º Lower extremity
- º Pelvis
- º Trunk
Fitness professionals will find this an excellent resource for learning basic anatomical structures and understanding how they are involved in human movement.
• The comprehensive Master the Manual: A Study Guide to Accompany the ACE Personal Trainer Manual takes you through the ACE Personal Trainer Manual chapter by chapter, allowing you to identify weaknesses in knowledge or practical experience and focus your studies.
• The Sample Test for the Personal Trainer Certification Exam offers 60 multiple-choice questions representative of the actual ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam. The Sample Personal Trainer Certification Test mirrors the format, difficulty level and topic distribution of the real exam, allowing you to determine your level of preparedness.
• The Written Simulation Sample Problem is an assessment that evaluates a candidate’s decision-making skills in designing, implementing and modifying an exercise program. The sample problem contains multiple sections linked by scenarios that are representative of what you will encounter during the actual ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam.
• 160-page Personal Trainer Home Study Guide with review questions to help you assess your progress.
• Flashcards to help you review what you've learned each chapter.
• Audio study program.
• 12- and 20-week planners to aid you in scheduling your home study program.
• Free consultation with our Resource Center staff.
• Self-guided online review questions.

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Note: Certification exam fees are paid separately.