Your Personal Trainer

Are you struggling to develop an exercise program? Having trouble sticking with your current program? Dissatisfied with the results you're seeing-or not seeing? Your Personal Trainer gives you customized, expert training advice that will help you get the results you want. And it does so at a fraction of the cost of hiring your own trainer!
Douglas Brooks-one of the top personal trainers in the United States-shares his no-nonsense, results-oriented approach to training. He offers no quick fixes, but what he does offer are proven effective exercise programs and techniques similar to those he prescribes to his clients every day.
Your Personal Trainer provides individually tailored programs, structured workouts, and planned training cycles, all featuring the latest exercise information available to help you achieve your fitness goals. Here's just a sampling of the many features you'll find:
- Guidelines for scheduling your workouts
- Recommended stretches and strength exercises
- Interval training models
- Warm-up and cool-down techniques
- Advice on cross-training
- Nutrition tips
- Hints for building in rest and recovery
- Self-tests for tracking your progress
Through it all, Brooks will keep you motivated and make your exercise program fun, not drudgery. Regardless of your fitness level, the time-tested techniques in Your Personal Trainer will give you a training advantage and empower you to take control of your fitness and health.
If you're a personal trainer, you too can use Your Personal Trainer to better serve your clients. You'll find state-of-the-art advice on how to build a training regimen around your clients' specific needs, limitations, and goals. Plus, you'll learn Brooks' techniques for motivating clients.

Personal trainers are available at The Wellness Center to design a personalized fitness program to meet your needs.

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Get fit sensibly with this personal trainer in a book! Begin with self-assessment questionnaires that help you ascertain your current fitness level, target areas of weakness, and determine an appropriate fitness routine. Next, simple but effective exercises prepare the body’s core for the full workouts to come. Some 300 color photographs and illustrations demonstrate proper form and function, while empowering advice and a professional trainer’s tips help you get and stay motivated. Strength training, aerobics for endurance and cardiovascular health, and special stretches to increase flexibility safely are all covered, as are exercise equipment, nutrition, and the specific considerations of pregnant or older participants.