Behavioral Theories and Strategies for Promoting Exercise. 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 Individuals with Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases -- 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 -- Brain Health and Brain-Related Disorders -- Behavioral Theories and Strategies for Promoting Exercise.
Summary:
"ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is a unique book within the exercise science market. The book presents a series of guidelines for assessing fitness (testing) and prescribing exercise prescriptions). These guidelines are based on the latest primary research and change slightly - and changes are all evidence-based - with each new edition. The book is published with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is written by a team of experts in the field"-- Provided by publisher.
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