ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

Name: ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
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ISBN: 9780781769020

ISBN-10: 0781769027

ISBN-13: 9780781769020

Edition: 8th 2009 (Revised)

Authors: American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Staff, ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine Staff

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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 contains the most current public health and clinical information and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations.

Book details

List price: $40.99
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 2/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface


Nota Bene


Contributors


Abbreviations



Health Appraisal, Risk Assessment, And Safety Of Exercise



Benefits and Risks Associated With Physical Activity



Pre-Participation Health Screening and Risk Stratification



Exercise Testing



Pre-Exercise Evaluations



Health-Related Physical Testing and Interpretation



Clinical Exercise Testing



Interpretation of Clinical Exercise Test Data



Exercise Prescription



General Principles of Exercise Prescription



Exercise Prescription For Healthy Populations and Special Considerations



Exercise Prescription For Patients With Cardiac Disease



Exercise Prescription For Other Clinical Populations



Appendices



Common Medications



Emergency Management



Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation



Metabolic Calculations



Environmental Considerations



American College of Sports Medicine Certifications


Index