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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Defining Health-related Physical Fitness | |
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| Components of Health-related Physical Fitness | |
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| The Importance of Measuring Health-related Physical Fitness | |
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| The Relationship of Physical Fitness to Health | |
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| The Relationship of Physical Fitness to Function | |
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| Fundamental Principles of Assessment | |
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| A Specific Assessment Objective | |
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| The Gold Standard (i.e., True Measure) | |
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| Equipment Calibration | |
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| Standardization | |
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| Interpretation Issues | |
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| The Physical Fitness Professional | |
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| Academic Training | |
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| Credentials | |
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| References | |
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| Preassessment Screening | |
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| Rationale for Preassessment Screening | |
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| Informed Consent | |
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| The Process of the Informed Consent | |
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| Explanation of Procedures | |
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| Screening Procedures | |
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| Objective: Risk Stratification | |
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| Health History Questionnaire | |
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| Other Health Issues to Consider | |
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| Understanding Medication Usage | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Risk Stratification Using a Comprehensive Health History Questionnaire | |
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| Risk Stratification Using the AHA/ACSM Health/Fitness Facility Preparticipation Screening Questionnaire | |
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| Preparticipation Screening Questionnaire | |
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| Administering an Informed Consent | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Risk Factor Assessments | |
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| Resting Blood Pressure | |
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| Measurement | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Blood Tests | |
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| Blood Sampling Methods | |
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| Standard Precautions | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Obesity | |
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| Measurement of Height and Weight | |
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| Measurement of Waist Circumference | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Physical Activity | |
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| Subjective Assessment | |
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| Objective Assessment | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Other Diseases and Conditions | |
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| Pulmonary Disease | |
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| Osteoporosis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Resting Blood Pressure Assessment | |
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| Body Mass Index Assessment | |
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| International Physical Activity Questionnaire Assessment | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Body Composition | |
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| Why Measure Body Composition? | |
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| Health Implications | |
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| Functional Implications | |
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| What Is the Gold Standard Test? | |
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| Clinical Measures | |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography | |
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| Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry | |
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| Tests of Body Volume | |
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| Underwater (Hydrostatic) Weighing | |
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| Plethysmography | |
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| Anthropometry | |
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| Skinfold Measurements | |
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| Circumferences Measurements | |
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| Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Estimation of Goal Body Weight | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Skinfold Estimation of Body Fat Percentage | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Muscular Fitness | |
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| Unique Assessment Principles | |
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| Types of Contractions | |
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| Familiarization | |
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| Method of Loading | |
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| Proper Positioning | |
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| Specificity | |
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| Muscular Fitness Continuum | |
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| Strength Assessments | |
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| Static | |
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| Dynamic | |
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| Endurance Assessments | |
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| Dynamic | |
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| Static | |
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| Interpretation Issues | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Assessment of Muscular Strength | |
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| Muscular Endurance Assessment | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Flexibility | |
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| Flexibility as a Component of Health-related Physical Fitness | |
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| Unique Assessment Principles | |
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| Specificity | |
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| Warm-up | |
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| Methods of Measurement | |
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| Distance Tests for Assessment of Flexibility | |
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| Sit-and-reach Test | |
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| Assessment of Lumbar Flexion | |
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| Assessment of Lumbar Extension | |
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| Range of Motion Defined | |
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| Goniometers-Tools to Measure Range of Motion | |
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| Range-of-motion Assessment Overview | |
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| Specific Range-of-motion Tests | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Range-of-motion Assessments | |
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| Distance Tests for Flexibility Assessment | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Estimation from Field and Submaximal Exercise Tests | |
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| Why Measure Cardiorespiratory Fitness? | |
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| Health Implications | |
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| Functional Implications | |
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| What Is the Gold Standard Test? | |
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| Deciding on Which Method to Use | |
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| Pretest Standardizations for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessments | |
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| Field Tests for Prediction of Aerobic Capacity | |
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| Step Tests | |
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| Fixed Distance Tests | |
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| Fixed Time Tests | |
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| Submaximal Exercise Tests | |
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| Predicting Maximal Heart Rate | |
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| Test Termination Criteria | |
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| Monitoring | |
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| Exercise Modes | |
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| YMCA Submaximal Cycle Test | |
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| �strand Submaximal Cycle Ergometer Test | |
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| Treadmill | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Sources of Error in Submaximal Prediction | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Field Test Assessments of Cardiorespiratory Fitness | |
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| Submaximal Exercise Test Assessments of Cardiorespiratory Fitness | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Maximal Exercise Testing | |
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| Risks | |
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| Contraindications | |
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| Monitoring | |
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| Personnel | |
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| Selecting the Mode for Testing | |
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| Protocols | |
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| Bruce Protocol | |
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| Balke-Ware Protocol | |
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| Ball State University/Bruce Ramp Protocol | |
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| Running Protocol | |
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| Cycle Protocols | |
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| Test Procedures | |
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| Supervisor | |
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| Test Monitoring Roles | |
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| Measured and Estimated VO2 max | |
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| Estimating VO2 max from Exercise Test Time | |
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| Estimating VO2 max from Peak Workload | |
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| Interpretation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Laboratory Activities | |
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| Maximal Exercise Tests | |
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| Case Study | |
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| References | |
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| Conversions | |
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| Forms | |
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| Index | |