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ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

Author(s):
Riebe, Deborah, editor
Ehrman, Jonathan K, 1962-, editor
Liguori, Gary, 1965-, editor
Magal, Meir, editor
American College of Sports Medicine, author
Title(s):
ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / senior editor, Deborah Riebe ; associate editors, Jonathan K. Ehrman, Gary Liguori, Meir Magal.
Other Title(s):
American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Edition:
Tenth edition.
Country of Publication:
United States
Publisher:
Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2018]
Description:
xxx, 472 pages illustrations
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781496339065
LCCN:
2016042823
MeSH:
Exercise Test/standards
Exercise Therapy/standards
Motor Activity*
Physical Exertion
Publication Type(s):
Guideline
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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.
NLM ID:
101692713 [Book]

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