ACSM's resources for the exercise physiologist : a practical guide for the health fitness professional / senior editor, Peter Magyari ; associate editors, Randi Lite, Marcus Kilpatrick, James Schoffstall
Imprint
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2017
Edition
Second edition
Descript
xxiii, 472 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 28 cm
CONTENT
Part I: Overview -- Understanding physical activity and exercise -- Preparticipation physical activity screening guidelines -- Part II: Assessments and exercise programming or apparently healthy participants -- Cardiorespiratory fitness assessments and exercise programming for apparently healthy participants -- Muscular strength and muscular endurance assessments and exercise programming for apparently healthy participants -- Flexibility assessments and exercise programming for apparently healthy participants -- Functional movement assessments and exercise programming for apparently healthy participants -- Body composition and weight management -- Part III: Exercise programming for special populations -- Exercise for individuals with controlled cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic diseases -- Exercise programming for individuals with musculoskeletal limitations -- Exercise programming across the lifespan : children and adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults -- Part IV: Behavior change -- Theories of behavior change -- Facilitating health behavior change -- Healthy stress management -- Part V: Business -- Legal structure and terminology -- Leadership and management -- General health fitness management -- Marketing -- Professional behaviors and ethics