ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / American College of Sports Medicine ; senior editor, Linda S. Pescatello ; associate editors, Ross Arena, Deborah Riebe, Paul D. Thompson.

By:

American College of Sports Medicine

Contributor(s):

Pescatello, Linda S

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2014.Edition: 9th edDescription: xxiv, 456 p. : illISBN:

9781609139551

Other title:

Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Guideline

NLM classification:

QT 261 A52

Contents:

Benefits and risks associated with physical activity -- Preparticipation health screening -- Preexercise evaluation -- Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation -- Clinical exercise testing -- Interpretation of clinical exercise test results -- General principles of exercise prescription -- Exercise prescription for healthy populations with special considerations and environmental considerations -- Exercise prescription for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease -- Exercise prescription for populations with other chronic diseases and health conditions -- Behavioral theories and strategies for promoting exercise.

Item type:

Books

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