Product Description

Exercise can help improve a wide variety of health problems, including obesity, heart disease, depression and mobility disorders, and GPs are increasingly referring their patients to local fitness professionals as part of their treatment. These GP referral schemes are one of the key pillars in the government's ten-year plan to improve levels of physical activity, and the number of schemes in the UK has risen by 500% over the last ten years: there are now over 800 schemes in operation. This book gives fitness professionals everything they need to know to manage a referred client, from fulfiling government recommendations to motivating and retaining clients, and includes: an outline of government policy; exercise guidelines for different medical conditions; working with GP referral clients; designing a programme; sample client evaluation and assessment questionnaires; client starter packs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #210474 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
"This book gives fitness professionals everything you need to know to manage a referred client, from fulfilling government recommendations to motivating and retaining clients." Fitpro Magazine (December 06/ January 07) "This kind of book is greatly needed in the fitness industry now... It provides a knowledge base at the correct level and sufficient practical information to enable instructors to develop training programmes etc. Overall I think it's great." Fitpro Network Magazine (December 06 / January 07)

About the Author
Debbie Lawrence is a highly regarded fitness professional who works closely with YMCA Fitness Industry Training. Louise Barnett is a cardiac exercise specialist at Kings hospital, London.

Customer Reviews

gp referral
Didnt tell me anything I didnt know already but a useful reference tool to have

Expert, Professional Information Presented in an Easy To Understand Format
At the time i was working as an Exercise on Referral Co-ordinator & found this book became my bible. I have left this post but continue to work with special populations & still find this book invaluable. Easy to read & understand, perfect.