Learning Experience (Essay Sample)

Please choose one question from below to answer for this Learning Experience and indicate which question you are answering.
Watch a diabetes educator and/or nurse perform a blood glucose test on a diabetes patient. How could you use this in your exercise practice? Take your own blood glucose after intense exercise. What is the number? What does it mean for you? What would it mean for a diabetic?
Visit with a chiropractor and discuss as many of the therapeutic modalities as he/she uses. Where would you, the personal trainer, fit into the chiropractor's rehabilitation practice?
With the use of a computer perform a search for "free medline". You will probably find several websites which offer this feature. Search for research abstracts for "cancer and exercise". Review at least 6 abstracts* (no more than five years old). Based on the conclusions of these studies, how beneficial is regular exercise for cancer patients? What steps can you take to market your services to these people? *Be sure to cite your work.
Perform at least one exercise for each major muscle group on a stability ball. Were you able to use the same weight as you normally do? If not, why do you think you could not use as much resistance? What populations would benefit from the use of incorporating stability ball training? Are there certain individuals who should not use a stability ball?
Seek out a competent sports medicine expert "medical doctor, chiropractic physician, nurse or physical therapist" and go over some of the sports-medical problems outlined in the course text. Are these outlines specific enough? Are any sports-medical problems left out that should be included? What else can you do to better prepare yourself in assisting your clients to seek competent sports-medical assistance?
Do research on the benefits and risks of exercise and youth. Give at least five resources (no more than five years old) and state the findings of your research. Is weight training safe and effective for young people? If not, why not?
Identify at least two women who have regularly exercised before and after pregnancy with very little "downtime". What precautions did they follow? What alterations did they make to their normal training routine? If they were to do it again what changes might they make? Do these follow the guidelines presented in Fitness: The Complete Guide?
Write down three or more special population groups for whom you would use a water exercise therapy program. What types of movement routines would you perform? What types of strength regimes would you instruct? Are there any precautions you would look for prior to exercise?
Attend a basic first-aid course and explain how this will be helpful to you as a certified personal trainer. (NOTE: This is not the same as the basic adult CPR requirement.)
Research the steps involved in launching a new personal training business and develop a business plan. Find out where to obtain your DBA, business checking account, and liability insurance. Create all of the necessary forms for your business including your resume, rate sheets, policies, consent forms, health history questionnaires, and anything else that you deem professionally appropriate. You might design a logo or flyer for the business as well. Copy and paste this information into the text box provided as part your response. Lastly, include a description of any difficulties you encountered as you navigated the business set-up process.