From the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), this 13-chapter textbook outlines evidence-based recommendations for exercise training with special populations who have chronic diseases or disabilities, and others who differ from the overall population. Strength and conditioning specialists and others mainly from the US address the benefits of exercise and the costs of inactivity, as well as challenges to exercise training in special populations; health appraisals, fitness assessments, and medical clearance processes; and recommendations for musculoskeletal, metabolic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, immunologic or hematologic, neuromuscular, and cognitive conditions or disorders, as well as cancer, working with children and adolescents, working with older adults, and female-specific conditions, such as pregnancy, menopause, and the female athlete triad. Each chapter describes the pathology and pathophysiology of the condition, the effects of exercise programs, exercise recommendations (with specific training modifications), precautions, and contraindications; medications and the effects on exercise responses and adaptations; and application of recommendations, through a case study. The text can be used as a resource for the Certified Special Population Specialist certification examination. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations is an ideal preparatory guide for those seeking CSPS certification. The book is also a practical reference for exercise professionals who work with clients with various conditions and disorders.
NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations is an indispensable text for aspiring and established exercise professionals working with special populations such as children, aging adults, and clients with temporary or permanent physical or cognitive conditions and disorders.Clients with special conditions often require modifications to general exercise recommendations, specific exercise facility design, and particular training equipment. This text will help exercise professionals design customized programs for clients with these unique considerations.NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations is the ideal preparatory resource for those seeking to become an NSCA Certified Special Population Specialist (CSPS) and a practical reference for anyone who assesses, motivates, educates, and trains special population clients regarding their health and fitness needs. Editor Patrick L. Jacobs and a team of qualified contributors provide evidence-based information and recommendations on particular training protocols for a breadth of conditions, including musculoskeletal conditions, cardiovascular conditions, immunologic disorders, and cancer.The text discusses the benefits of exercise for special populations and the exercise-related challenges they often face. This is followed by a review of the pathology and pathophysiology of numerous conditions and disorders. Tables listing exercise recommendations for specific conditions are presented, complete with training modifications, precautions, and contraindications, as well as commonly prescribed medications and their potential effects on exercise responses and adaptations.
NSCA's Essentials of Training Special Populations is an indispensable text for aspiring and established exercise professionals working with special populations such as children, aging adults, and clients with temporary or permanent physical or cognitive conditions and disorders. Clients with special conditions often require modifications to general exercise recommendations, specific exercise facility design, and particular training equipment. This text will help exercise professionals design customized programs for clients with these unique considerations.
