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The complete guide to behavioural change for sport and fitness professionals /

By: Bolitho, Sarah [author.].
Contributor(s): Lawrence, Debbie (Consultant) [author.] | McNish, Elaine [author.].
Series: Complete guide series (London, England): Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012Description: ix, 166 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781408160671; 9781408160671:; 1408160676.Other title: Behavioural change for sport and fitness professionals.Subject(s): Physical education and training -- Psychological aspectsDDC classification: 613.7019
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Change -- The need for change -- Theories and models of change -- Learning theories -- The psychology of change -- Communication skills -- Tools and strategies to help behavioural change -- Putting it into practice -- Health and specialist settings -- Mainstream settings -- Behaviour change in sports coaching.
Summary: Any fitness professional prescribing a fitness programme to a client knows that the biggest roadblock to success is the client's ability to make a change in their day to day life. This book covers both theoretical issues related to behaviour change and motivation and practical application in the fitness or sport setting. It covers all the different models of behaviour change, and discuss clear motivation strategies.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-162) and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Change -- The need for change -- Theories and models of change -- Learning theories -- The psychology of change -- Communication skills -- Tools and strategies to help behavioural change -- Putting it into practice -- Health and specialist settings -- Mainstream settings -- Behaviour change in sports coaching.

Any fitness professional prescribing a fitness programme to a client knows that the biggest roadblock to success is the client's ability to make a change in their day to day life. This book covers both theoretical issues related to behaviour change and motivation and practical application in the fitness or sport setting. It covers all the different models of behaviour change, and discuss clear motivation strategies.

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