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ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription senior editor, Deborah Riebe, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EP-C, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island ; associate editors, Jonathan K. Ehrman, PhD, FACSM, FAACVPR, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-PD, Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology, Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, Gary Liguori, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, Meir Magal, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Chair, Mathematics and Sciences Division, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. - Tenth edition. - xxx, 472 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781496339065 149633907X

LCCN: 2016042823

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Exercise therapy--Testing.
Motor Activity
Exercise Test--standards
Exercise Therapy--standards
Physical Exertion

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Guideline

LC Class. No.: RC684.E9 / A37 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 615.8/2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WE 103