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

Author: David P. Swain
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1609139569
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 883

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 Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1609136055
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 480

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's Exercise Testing and Prescription

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1975109120
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 663

Book Description
ACSM’SExercise Testing and Prescription adapts and expands upon the assessment and exercise prescription-related content from ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th Edition, to create a true classroom resource. Fully aligned with the latest edition of ACSM’s flagship title, ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, this practical resource walks students through the process of selecting and administering fitness assessments, using Guidelines to interpret results, and drafting an exercise prescription that is in line with Guidelines parameters. Designed for today’s learners, the text is written in a clear, concise style, and enriched by visuals that promote student engagement. As an American College of Sports Medicine publication, the book offers the unsurpassed quality and excellence that has become synonymous with titles by the leading exercise science organization in the world.

ACSM's Clinical Exercise Physiology

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1496387813
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 1668

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 Personal Trainer

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1469826577
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 645

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 Fitness Assessment Manual

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1975165101
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 347

Book Description
Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Fitness Assessment Manual builds on the standards established in ACSM’S Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition. With a focus on assessment, this new 6th edition is organized by component of fitness: body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, flexibility; and by type of testing: maximal and submaximal exercise testing, ECG, and metabolic calculations. Updated coverage throughout in a user-friendly format, makes this an essential resource for those studying to enter the fitness and rehabilitation fields, as well as those already working who need to align their practice to industry standards.

ACSM's Certification Review

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
This is a review manual for candidates wanting an ACSM credential. It combines content from 'ACSM's Health and Fitness Certification Review' and 'ACSM's Clinical Certification Review' into one resource.

ACSM's Certification Review

Author: ACSM
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1609139542
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 311

Book Description
ACSM’s Certification Review is the ultimate resource to help you pass the exam to become a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS), or Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES). Highlights include: · Case studies that reinforce concepts, organized by KSA domains · Practice Exams that contain questions for each certification level · Job Task Analysis tables that provide breakdowns of all the KSAs by certification level and domain

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

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780683307900
Category : Exercise tests
Languages : en
Pages : 715

Book Description
This third edition uses KSAs (knowledge, skills and abilities) from the ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, fifth edition. A KSA index is included to help find specific information and pertinent KSAs are listed at the beginning of each chapter.

ACSM's Resources for the Health Fitness Specialist

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 145111480X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
This valuable new resource is specifically designed for candidates for the ACSM’s Certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) and those personal trainers wanting to take their knowledge to the next level. It contains the latest material on health and fitness written by the entity setting the standard for scientifically based practice, The American College of Sports Medicine. The American College of sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 45,000 members are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.