ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is the flagship title from the American College of Sports Medicine, the prestigious organization that sets the standards for the exercise profession. This critical handbook delivers scientifically based standards on exercise testing and pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: American College of Sports Medicine, entitat editora (entitat editora)
Otros Autores: Riebe, Deborah, editor literari (editor literari), Ehrman, Jonathan K., 1962- editor literari, Liguori, Gary, 1965- editor literari, Magal, Meir, editor literari
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer [2018]
Edición:Tenth Edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Benefits and risks associated with physical activity
  • Exercise preparticipation health screening
  • Preexercise evaluation
  • Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation
  • Clinical exercise testing and interpretation
  • General principles of exercise prescription
  • Exercise prescription for healthy populations with special considerations
  • Environmental considerations for exercise prescription
  • Exercise prescription for patients with cardiac, peripheral, cerebrovascular, and pulmonary disease
  • Exercise prescription for individuals with metabolic disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors
  • Exercise testing and prescription for populations with other chronic diseases and health conditions
  • Behavioral theories and strategies for promoting exercise