Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilki
Keywords: prescription, testing, exercise, guidelines, acsm
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-02-01
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 0781769035
ISBN-13: 9780781769037

The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. This gold-standard text is a convenient, one-stop resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the Eighth Edition is fully compatible with newly released physical activity guidelines from the United States Depa

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilki
Keywords: physiology, exercise, advanced, acsm
Number of Pages: 704
Published: 2005-10-01
List price: $110.95
ISBN-10: 0781747260
ISBN-13: 9780781747264

Written by international experts in physiology, exercise physiology, and research, ACSM’s Advanced Exercise Physiology gives students an advanced level of understanding of exercise physiology. It emphasizes the acute and chronic effects of exercise on various physiological systems in adults and the integrative nature of these physiological responses. Chapters detail how different body systems respond to exercise. Systems include nervous, skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, metabolic, endocrine, immune, renal, and hematopoietic systems. Additional chapters e

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: book, fitness, acsm
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 2003-04-21
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 073604406X
ISBN-13: 9780736044066

Start where you are—then go wherever your goals take you! The fitness experts from the American College of Sports Medicine have put together a comprehensive plan for developing a personal fitness program and sticking with it. ACSM Fitness Book includes a simple and scientifically proven fitness test to determine your starting point and monitor your ongoing progress. The book includes step-by-step instructions; sample programs; and insights on nutrition, weight control, motivation, and overcoming setbacks. Whether your objective is to improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexib

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: diseases, disabilities, chronic, persons, exercise, management, acsm
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2002-10-01
List price: $59.00
ISBN-10: 0736038728
ISBN-13: 9780736038720

Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia. Comprehensive quick reference provides exercise management of 46 chronic diseases and disabilities. Text includes eight new conditions and updated information. Helps students to prescribe exercise testing and programming, stay informed of current drugs, developments, and specific symptoms. Previous edition: c1997. DNLM: Exercise Therapy--Standards.

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: handbook, calculations, metabolic, acsm
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $30.95
ISBN-10: 0781742382
ISBN-13: 9780781742382

This handbook provides a step-by-step approach to using metabolic equations, from basic math principles to applying the equations to an exercise plan. Chapters focus separately on each equation, provide an easy-to-follow process of solving, and demonstrate the varied uses of the equation in clinical as well as fitness settings. Each chapter includes a set of problems that focus on real-world applications of the equation. Step-by-step problem solution explanations are provided at the end of each chapter. A comprehensive exam at the end of the book tests the reader’s skill in using the equ

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: trainer, personal, resources, acsm
Number of Pages: 547
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: $65.95
ISBN-10: 0781790530
ISBN-13: 9780781790536

This valuable resource is the official ACSM preparatory tool for the ACSM Certified Personal Trainer(SM) exam and provides coverage of fitness assessment, exercise prescription, and exercise leadership along with discussions of anatomy and physiology, injury prevention, psychology, emergency techniques, exercise leadership programs, and legal issues. It includes the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) used to improve, maintain, and/or optimize health-related components of physical fitness and performance. The Second Edition is now in full color and includes information on writi

Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Keywords: college, sports, medici, american, trainer, resources, personal, acsm
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2009-09-01
List price: $67.95
ISBN-10: 0781797721
ISBN-13: 9780781797726

Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this Third Edition continues to recognize the Personal Trainer as a professional in the continuum of creating healthy lifestyles. ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer provides the tools and scientific evidence needed to create safe and effective exercise programs. It also acts as the official preparation book for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification exam. Providing essential information for both beginning and experienced Personal Trainers, this text provides an introduction to the profession along with coverage of exercise phy