"ACSM's Exercise Testing and Prescription takes the content from the bestselling ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription and delivers it in a pedagogically-oriented format. It walks students through the process of selecting and administering fitness assessments, interpreting the results, and creating an exercise/fitness plan that that responds to those results and the needs of each individual. This is a textbook for the exercise testing and prescription course (or courses) that appear in every undergraduate exercise science program, and which prepare students to collect, interpret, and act upon"--
Fully aligned with the latest edition of
ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription,
ACSMs Exercise Testing and Prescription, 2nd Edition, equips students and practitioners to confidently collect, interpret, and act upon physical fitness data for healthy and special populations.
Reflecting the unsurpassed expertise of the American College of Sports Medicine, this practical text walks users through the process of selecting and administering fitness assessment, interpreting results, and drafting exercise prescriptions in line with proven
Guidelines parameters. The updated 2nd Edition is optimized for todays learners, combining clear, concise writing with dynamic visuals to keep readers engaged, clarify essential concepts and practices, and prepare users for confident clinical practice.
- UPDATED! Alignment with ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition, equips students with the most current professional assessment and prescriptive techniques.
- UPDATED! Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type (FITT) tables align exercise prescription information with the latest Guidelines recommendations for effective practice.
- UPDATED! Comprehensive Case Studies reinforce the practical application of chapter concepts and provide a contextual framework for working with special populations.
- Case study questions test students comprehension and application of assessment and prescription.
Fully aligned with the latest edition of
ACSMs Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription,
ACSMs Exercise Testing and Prescription, 2nd Edition, equips students and practitioners to confidently collect, interpret, and act upon physical fitness data for healthy and special populations.
Reflecting the unsurpassed expertise of the American College of Sports Medicine, this practical text walks users through the process of selecting and administering fitness assessment, interpreting results, and drafting exercise prescriptions in line with proven
Guidelines parameters. The updated 2nd Edition is optimized for todays learners, combining clear, concise writing with dynamic visuals to keep readers engaged, clarify essential concepts and practices, and prepare users for confident clinical practice.
