ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / American College of Sports Medicine ; [senior editor, Walter R. Thompson ; associate editors, Neil F. Gordon, Linda S. Pescatello ; contributors, Kelli Allen ... [et al.]].

By:

American College of Sports Medicine

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009.Edition: 8th edDescription: xxi, 380 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

0781769035 (alk. paper)
9780781769037 (alk. paper)

Other title:

Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

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DDC classification:

615.82 ACSM

Contents:

Benefits and risks associated with physical activity -- Preparticipation health screening and risk stratification -- Pre-exercise evaluations -- Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation -- Clinical exercise testing -- Interpretation of clinical exercise test data -- 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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	615.82 ACSM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100400804

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface
Nota Bene
Contributors
Abbreviations
Section I Health Appraisal, Risk Assessment, and Safety of Exercise
Chapter 1 Benefits and Risks Associated With Physical Activity
Chapter 2 Pre-Participation Health Screening and Risk Stratification
Section II Exercise Testing
Chapter 3 Pre-Exercise Evaluations
Chapter 4 Health-Related Physical Testing and Interpretation
Chapter 5 Clinical Exercise Testing
Chapter 6 Interpretation Of Clinical Exercise Test Data
Section III Exercise Prescription
Chapter 7 General Principles of Exercise Prescription
Chapter 8 Exercise Prescription For Healthy Populations and Special Considerations
Chapter 9 Exercise Prescription for Patients With Cardiac Disease
Chapter 10 Exercise Prescription For Other Clinical Populations
Section IV Appendices
Appendix A Common Medications
Appendix B Emergency Management
Appendix C Electrocardiogram (ECG) Interpretation
Appendix D Metabolic Calculations
Appendix E Environmental Considerations
Appendix F American College of Sports Medicine Certifications
Index

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