Obesity and Weight Management - by Alexios Batrakoulis (Paperback)

About the Book

Forty-nine of the field's top researchers and practitioners have come together to create this one-of-a-kind resource. From assessment to application, Obesity and Weight Management equips practitioners with the knowledge to safely and effectively address client needs and challenges.

Book Synopsis

Editor Dr. Alexios Batrakoulis has brought together 48 of the field's top researchers and practitioners to build this one-of-a-kind resource. From assessment to application, Obesity and Weight Management: The Exercise Professional's Guide to Fitness Programming equips practitioners with the knowledge to safely and effectively address client needs and challenges.

The text provides fitness professionals with the tools they need to help more clients with overweight and obesity become successful in getting stronger, fitter, and healthier. Tools such as exercise preparticipation interviews, health history screenings, and a cardiovascular disease risk factor analysis will give readers skills they can immediately implement with clients in the real world.

Readers will encounter the latest information regarding the epidemiology, definition, and classification of overweight and obesity, preparing them to meet larger-bodied clients where they are. The text also explains the role of an exercise professional as a valuable member of a multidisciplinary client health care team. To help practitioners create engaging plans for clients, the book comes with 21 sample workouts and more:

• 15 warm-up movements
• 10 movement prep activities
• 13 warm-up games
• 87 resistance training exercises
• 27 balance and coordination exercises
• 21 cool-down movements and stretches

At the end of the first 12 chapters, readers will find a summary, key points, several multiple-choice recap questions, and short case studies to help them engage deeply with the content. Twelve longer case studies included in chapter 14 provide readers with the opportunity to think practically and evaluate real-life scenarios. Readers will have access to online content, including a section on translating overweight and obesity research into practice, a section on business and marketing strategies, and all the references from the text.

An authoritative resource for exercise professionals, Obesity and Weight Management bridges the gap between research and practice in creating solutions for safe, effective, and personalized fitness journeys.

About the Author

Alexios Batrakoulis, PhD, CSCS, *D, ACSM-EP, FACSM, has been involved in the health and fitness industry since 1995. He currently works as a personal trainer, exercise physiologist, fitness educator, speaker, author, subject matter expert, and adjunct professor and is based in Greece. He holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and sport science, a master's degree in exercise and health, a doctorate in clinical exercise physiology, and numerous certifications through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). His primary research interest is the study of hybrid-type, multicomponent interval training in obesity. He has authored over 100 international peer-reviewed publications on exercise, including research articles, textbook chapters, and translated books.

He has won multiple awards for his fitness expertise: He received global recognition as a 2017 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year finalist, the 2018 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, the 2019 IDEA China Fitness Innovator, the 2020 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year, a 2020 MedFit Professional of the Year finalist, the 2021 PFP Trainer of the Year, a 2021 ACSM Certified Professional of the Year finalist, and the 2022 ACSM Certified Professional of the Year.

He has been a member of EuropeActive's Professional Standards Committee, leading the technical experts group that developed educational standards for the occupational role of Weight Management Exercise Specialist. He has served on several committees for ACSM and NSCA, is an ACSM fellow, and is a member of the NSCA board of directors. Lastly, he is the founder of the International Obesity Exercise Training Institute (IOETI), teaching internationally approved continuing education courses in 45 countries across five continents and empowering over 3,000 fitness professionals since 2017.