CPTN Certified Personal Trainer

Program Design

Areas to be covered:

  • Exercise intensity
  • Body composition
  • Stretching
  • Recuperation

Key concepts:

  • To apply the methods for monitoring exercise intensity
  • Karvonen formula, METS, rating of perceived exertion
  • Girth measurements, skinfolds, percent body fat
  • To understand PNF, static and ballistic stretching
  • To understand recovery times between, during and after workouts

References:

ACSM (1995) Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Prescription (5th Edition), Baltimore, Pennsylvania: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Fleck, S. & Kraemer, W. (2004) Designing Resistance Training Programs (Third Edition), Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.