The official CFT study material includes:
1) Fitness – The Complete
Guide by Dr. Frederick Hatfield – edition 8.6.6
2) Interactive Guide to
Exercise – CD-ROM
3) Fitness – Workbook and
Study Guide
4) Fiscal Fitness
5) Examination Papers –
a. Study
Options and Testing Procedures
b. Course
Quizzes
6) Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs)
7) Assorted leaflets /
mailers
Table of Contents - ISSA Fitness the Complete
Guide:
Course Introduction: The Who, What, Why, and How of Personal Training
Section One: Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 1: Metabolism
Unit 2: Basic Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 3: Muscle Anatomy and Physiology
Section Two: Kinesiology and Biomechanics
Unit 4: Kinesiology of Exercise
Unit 5: Biomechanical Concepts of Exercise
Unit 6: Musculoskeletal Deviations
Unit 7: Muscle Mechanics
Section Three: Health and Physical Fitness
Unit 8: Strength
Unit 9: Cardiovascular Training Theory
Unit 10: Flexibility
Unit 11: Body Composition
Section Four: Program Development
Unit 12: Program Development
Unit 13: Basic Assessment of Fitness Participants
Unit 14: Training Principles
Unit 15: Periodization
Unit 16: Determining Training Loads
Section Five: Nutrition
Unit 17: Weighing the Truth on Exercise and Nutrition
Unit 18: The Basics of Sound Nutrition
Unit 19: Estimating Caloric Needs
Unit 20: The ISSA Zig-Zag Approach to Muscle Gain and Fat Loss
Unit 21: Fad Diets and Nutrition
Unit 22: Supplementation
Section Six: Injury and Disease
Unit 23: Exercise and Older Adults
Unit 24: Exercise and Adaptive Fitness
Unit 25: Exercise and Our Youth
Unit 26: Exercise and Hypertension
Unit 27: Exercise and Diabetes
Unit 28: Exercise and Arthritis
Unit 29: Exercise and Coronary Heart Disease
Unit 30: Exercise and Pregnancy
Unit 31: Exercise and Asthma
Unit 32: Exercise and Sports Medicine in the Trenches
Unit 33: Basic First Aid