There are many different body types, with many different strengths, weaknesses and abilities.
In this one hour video course, Dr Cam McDonald delves into the world of epigenetics, embryology, somatotypes and health types to explore how our bodies grow to become the sizes and shapes they are.
Discover how this information can be used to help you work more effectively with your personal training clients.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
- CIMSPA: L3 PT
Aims and objectives of course:
- Why you are the way you are
- What influences gene expression.
- How epigenetic profiles work.
- How the body develops.
- How somatotypes relate to patterns of growth, body size and shape.
- The relationships between the mesoderm, anthropometric measures and more.
Author Bio
Dr. Cam McDonald has spent the last decade furthering his knowledge and skills so as to promote health in a way that makes it easy and obvious for clients. He blends his background as a dietitian, exercise physiologist, with his long-standing personal interest in health, and his passion for understanding the latest research in genetics and environmental influence on health. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of QLD studying the effects of nutrition and exercise on body composition and inflammation.
Since 2014 he has been an internationally leading practitioner in the application of epigenetics and personalised health. In conjunction with the team from ph360, he has created the world’s leading personalised health education program for health professionals. Speaking internationally, running corporate wellness programs and supporting educational bodies in delivering and practicing personalised learning, his driving purpose is to support health professionals to live their potential so that they can support others to do the same.
