How to Become an Effective Personal Trainer: Bridging the worlds of exercise science and physical literacy - Couverture souple

Curovic, Ivan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1789636248 ISBN 13 : 9781789636246

Editeur : The Choir Press, 2026

Synopsis

How to Become an Effective Personal Trainer presents an evidence-informed framework for modern individual coaching practice. The book integrates fundamental exercise science principles with pragmatic, research-driven training methods designed to optimise body composition, physical performance, and long-term client outcomes.
Drawing from contemporary exercise science research, the authors explore resistance training, neuromuscular development, metabolic stress, and performance enhancement strategies in a format accessible to coaches and fitness professionals. In addition to training prescription, the book provides an overview of foundational nutrition and supplementation concepts relevant to applied practice.
Importantly, the text emphasises the psychosocial dimensions of coaching, recognising sustainable behaviour change as central to meaningful results. By aligning principles of physical literacy with the emerging concept of exercise literacy, the authors propose a holistic, person-centred model of personal training that extends beyond short-term goals.
Blending scientific rigour with real-world coaching insight, this book offers a structured approach for practitioners seeking to translate research into effective, ethical, and impactful professional practice.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ivan Curovic is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education and a PhD candidate in Exercise Science at the University of Lancashire. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) and combines academic research with extensive applied coaching and personal training experience. His research focuses on neurophysiological adaptations to resistance exercise, with particular emphasis on upper body strength development and its transfer to high-intensity actions in professional soccer. He has published peer-reviewed research in leading international journals on topics including vertical strength transfer, resistance exercise–induced metabolic stress, and the role of personal training in health and performance outcomes. Alongside his academic work, Ivan has worked as a running and conditioning coordinator, elite athletic performance consultant, and personal trainer. His teaching and research advocate a holistic approach to coaching that integrates evidence-based exercise science with long-term physical literacy and sustainable behaviour change principles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Choir Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789636248
• ISBN 13: 9781789636246
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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