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ACSM's Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise

Author : American College of Sports Medicine

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 28,24 MB

Release : 2013-08-20

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1469832720

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Book Description

Based on the latest scientific research findings, ACSM’s Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise lays the theoretical foundation of behavior change and then provides specific strategies, tools, and methods to motivate and inspire clients to be active, exercise, and stay healthy. Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and written by a team of leading experts in exercise science and motivation, this highly practical book provides step-by-step instructions to help fitness/health professionals and students master motivation techniques that have proven successful in helping clients adhere to an exercise program.



ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

Author : American College of Sports Medicine

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 480 pages

File Size : 13,57 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1609136055

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Book Description

The flagship title of the certification suite from the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is a handbook that delivers scientifically based standards on exercise testing and prescription to the certification candidate, the professional, and the student. The 9th edition focuses on evidence-based recommendations that reflect the latest research and clinical information. This manual is an essential resource for any health/fitness and clinical exercise professional, physician, nurse, physician assistant, physical and occupational therapist, dietician, and health care administrator. This manual give succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients.



ACSM Fitness Book

Author : American College of Sports Medicine

Publisher : Human Kinetics

Page : 188 pages

File Size : 36,1 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Exercise

ISBN : 9780736044066

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Book Description

This text will guide readers through a simple four-item fitness test that assesses current level of fitness based on cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and healthy body composition.



ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer

Author : American College of Sports Medicine

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 645 pages

File Size : 18,57 MB

Release : 2013-03-22

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1469826577

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Book Description

ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer provides a broad introduction to the field of personal training, covering both basic science topics and practical application. It was originally designed to help people prepare for the ACSM Personal Training Certification Exam. It continues to serve that function, but the market for it has expanded to practitioners in the field looking for an additional resource, as well as in an academic setting where the book is a core text for personal training programs.



ACSM's Clinical Exercise Physiology

Author : American College of Sports Medicine

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 1707 pages

File Size : 33,33 MB

Release : 2019-02-01

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1496387813

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Book Description

ACSM’s Clinical Exercise Physiology adapts and expands upon the disease-related content from ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th Edition, to create a true classroom textbook. This new resource offers research-based coverage of more than 35 conditions commonly seen in practice—from a host of cardiovascular disorders to immunological/hematological disorders. Condition chapters are organized by disease types and then divided into sections that cover specific conditions from a pathological and etiological perspective. To provide a complete view of clinical exercise physiology, the book also covers important considerations and foundational elements, such as screening, pharmacology, and electrocardiography. As an American College of Sports Medicine publication, the text offers the unsurpassed quality and excellence that has become synonymous with titles by the leading exercise science organization in the world.



ACSM's Resources for the Exercise Physiologist

Author : Benjamin Gordon

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 906 pages

File Size : 32,3 MB

Release : 2021-07-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1975153189

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Book Description

An essential preparation book for the ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist examination, ACSM’s Resources for the Exercise Physiologist, 3rd Edition, is an essential volume for certification candidates and practicing Exercise Physiologists looking to boost their exam confidence and achieve success in practice. This updated edition is fully aligned with the eleventh edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription and reflects the most current standards and practices in exercise physiology. Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this practical resource is organized around the scope of ACSM-EP practice domains. A clear introduction to understanding exercise, physical activity, and pre-exercise screening opens the book, followed by thorough coverage of assessment and programming for healthy populations, assessment and programming for special populations, counseling and behavioral strategies for encouraging exercises, and legal, management and professional issues relevant to practice.



ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

Author : David P. Swain

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 883 pages

File Size : 46,58 MB

Release : 2012-12-26

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1609139569

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Book Description

ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription was created as a complement to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription and elaborates on all major aspects of preventative rehabilitation and fitness programs and the major position stands of the ACSM. The 7th edition provides information necessary to address the knowledge, skills, and abilities set forth in the new edition of Guidelines, and explains the science behind the exercise testing and prescription. ACSM's Resource Manual is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fitness and clinical exercise fields, as well as those in academic training.



ACSM's Exercise for Older Adults

Author : Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 254 pages

File Size : 16,65 MB

Release : 2014

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1609136470

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Book Description

"ACSM's Exercise for Older Adults is a new book designed to help health and fitness professionals guide their older clients to appropriate exercise programs"--Provided by publisher.





ACSM's Exercise is MedicineTM

Author : Steven Jonas

Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 37,10 MB

Release : 2012-03-29

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1451149085

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Book Description

Exercise is MedicineTM is an American College of Sports Medicine initiative to "make physical activity and exercise a standard part of a disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm." This book will teach practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer. Coverage includes in-depth discussions of both the lifestyle exercise approach to exercising regularly and the structured exercise approach.