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The complete guide to exercise to music [electronic book] / Debbie Lawrence.

By: Lawrence, Debbie (Consultant) [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London, England : A & C Black, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781408196632.Subject(s): Aerobic exercisesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 613.715 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
Introduction -- Part one: Why exercise to music? -- The benefits of exercise to music -- Music and choreography -- Part two: Designing an exercise to music programme -- Selecting a programme format -- Designing a warm-up -- Designing a cool-down -- Part three: Approaches to exercise to music -- Designing a cardiovascular training programme -- Designing a step training programme -- Designing a muscular fitness (strength and endurance) training programme -- Designing a core stability training programme -- Designing a circuit training programme -- Designing a stretch and relax (mind and body) programme -- Part four: Health, safety and special populations -- Safety in the exercise environment -- Adapting ETM to work with special populations.
List(s) this item appears in: MTU Kerry New Books Summer 2026

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Complete Guide to Exercise to Music (3rd edition) is a practical handbook for the regular exerciser who wishes to know more about the enormous benefits of training to music, and the fitness professional who seeks a thorough grounding in Level 2 and 3 knowledge. This 3rd edition is fully updated to include:- Aspects of the core and skills-based knowledge for Level 2 and 3 ETM instructors- The latest research on safety in the exercise environment- Adapting ETM for special populations- Over 200 colour photographs demonstrating stretches and exercises Exercise to Music is one of the core modules of the Level 2 gym instructors syllabus, and a new Level 3 qualification was added in January 2008. This edition covers all this knowledge, using revision notes and tests as useful tools for the readers' study. The Complete Guide to Exercise to Music is the reference on this discipline for everyone involved in the health and fitness industry.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Part one: Why exercise to music? -- The benefits of exercise to music -- Music and choreography -- Part two: Designing an exercise to music programme -- Selecting a programme format -- Designing a warm-up -- Designing a cool-down -- Part three: Approaches to exercise to music -- Designing a cardiovascular training programme -- Designing a step training programme -- Designing a muscular fitness (strength and endurance) training programme -- Designing a core stability training programme -- Designing a circuit training programme -- Designing a stretch and relax (mind and body) programme -- Part four: Health, safety and special populations -- Safety in the exercise environment -- Adapting ETM to work with special populations.

MTU Kerry Module PHAC 61000 - Recommended reading

Electronic reproduction: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of Access: World Wide Web

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Debbie Lawrence is a highly regarded fitness professional and author of a number of books for A&C Black. She is also a qualified counsellor, and currently works as an external verifier and technical contributor for CYQ and an evaluator for SkillsActive/REPS. She also coordinates and delivers Teacher Education Training programmes (PTLLS/DTLLS) at college-level.