ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription / Edition 9

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription / Edition 9

by American College of Sports Medicine
ISBN-10:
1609136055
ISBN-13:
9781609136055
Pub. Date:
02/01/2013
Publisher:
LWW
ISBN-10:
1609136055
ISBN-13:
9781609136055
Pub. Date:
02/01/2013
Publisher:
LWW
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription / Edition 9

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription / Edition 9

by American College of Sports Medicine
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Overview

The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. This gold-standard text is a convenient, one-stop resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the Eighth Edition is fully compatible with newly released physical activity guidelines from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations. A companion Website for instructors will offer a test generator, an image bank, PowerPoint slides, and a WebCT/BlackBoard-ready course cartridge. A student website will offer the fully searchable text. "Doody's Core TitlesTM 2009."


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609136055
Publisher: LWW
Publication date: 02/01/2013
Edition description: Ninth
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 8.00(w) x 5.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents


SECTION I: HEALTH APPRAISAL AND RISK ASSESSMENT
1 Benefits and Risks Associated with Physical Activity
2 Preparticipation Health Screening
SECTION II: EXERCISE TESTING
3 Preexercise Evaluation
4 Health-Related Physical Fitness Testing and Interpretation
5 Clinical Exercise Testing
6 Interpretation of Clinical Exercise Test Results
SECTION III: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
7 General Principles of Exercise Prescription
8 Exercise Prescription for Healthy Populations With Special Considerations and Environmental Considerations
9 Exercise Prescription For Patients With Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
10 Exercise Prescription for Populations With Other Chronic Diseases and Health Conditions
11 Behavioral Theories and Strategies for Promoting Exercise
SECTION IV: APPENDICES
Appendix A Common Medications
Appendix B Medical Emergency Management
Appendix C Electrocardiogram Interpretation
Appendix D American College of Sports Medicine Certifications
Appendix E Contributing Authors to the Previous Two Editions
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