Body Fitness and Exercise - Tapa blanda

Exercise is an essential element of beauty and sports therapy. In this second edition of the book Mo Rosser has revised her up-to-date guide to fitness with greater emphasis on exercise, detailing the benefits of a good exercise programme as well as the dangers of incorrect methods. Accessible step-by-step information is supported by illustrations to show how muscles work and how to exercise them effectively. With advice on health at every stage, this book gives readers all the background knowledge they need to instruct successfully. Frequent summaries and questions ensure that information is retained, highlighting those areas which require careful attention. This book contains examples of different routines for the various muscles and guidelines to help the therapist devise a comprehensive exercise scheme. Including useful tips on good and bad practice, and illustrated throughout, Body Fitness and Exercise is an invaluable learning aid for the student and a handy reference book for the experienced therapist. Body Fitness and Exercise can be used by students taking any of the courses below. It complements Mo Rosser's earlier book, Body Therapy and Facial Work, which is now an established class text also published by Hodder & Stoughton. NVQ Level 3 & 4 Assessments HND, City and Guilds certificates and BTEC diplomas IHBC diplomas including sports therapy ITEC Courses CIBTAC diplomas RSA and YHA fitness courses

Now retired, Mo Rosser was a physiotherapist and teacher, examiner and assessor of holistic and beauty therapy.