ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription /
Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
senior editor, Linda S. Pescatello ; associate editors, Ross Arena, Deborah Riebe, Paul D. Thompson.
- 9th ed.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2014.
- xxiv, 456 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Benefits and risks associated with physical activity -- Preparticipation health screening -- Preexercise evaluation -- Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation -- Clinical exercise testing -- Interpretation of clinical exercise test results -- General principles of exercise prescription -- Exercise prescription for healthy populations with special considerations and environmental considerations -- Exercise prescription for patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease -- Exercise prescription for populations with other chronic diseases and health conditions -- Behavioral .theories and strategies for promoting exercise