Understanding Exercise Purpose and Progressions DVD

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Carol Kennedy (Indiana University) 2008 US Price: $49.95 DVD | Length: 40 minutes 827008032099 Understanding Exercise Purpose and Progressions explores the differences between exercise progressions for training on land and training in water. The DVD also details how to create an effective exercise progression on either land or water. In addition, the DVD discusses how exercise progressions should be incorporated into the overall training regimen. Among the topics covered: 1978 ACSM guidelines 1990 ACSM guidelines 1994 healthy people update 1998 ACSM guidelines New science vs. old science How does a muscle work? Muscle group actions and progressions Gluteus medius Rhomboids Triceps

About the Author

Carol Kennedy, MS, is certified by ACE and ACSM and is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University. Among her responsibilities at IU, she has helped create and develop courses for the fitness specialist undergraduate degree program. At IU, she teaches classes on group leadership, personal training, and general wellness. In her professional career, she has taught/created courses at three major universities within the United States and has produced several instructional videos/DVDs on water exercise and functional exercise progression. She has written several well-received books on functional exercise and group leadership. She is a former member of the ACSM certification and credentialing committee and has presented both nationally and internationally on various fitness/wellness topics.