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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This new text from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) contains information necessary to develop skills for assessing an individual's health-related physical fitness. It provides the reader with a practical "how-to-do-it" approach for performing these assessment skills effectively, and an understanding of the theory behind and the importance of each skill or assessment. Reported errors associated with each test are also given, and a step-by-step instruction of the skills is provided in order for the reader to gain proficiency through practice. Illustrations and tables supplement the text and enhance learning. Synopsis:From the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this text provides the reader with the information necessary to develop skills for assessing an individual's health-related physical fitness. It provides a practical "how-to-do-it" approach for performing assessment skills effectively, and an understanding of the theory behind and the importance of each skill or assessment. This edition has a new chapter on postural analysis and body alignment assessments, new photographs of key assessments and techniques, and updated references to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, Seventh Edition. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Pre-Activity Screening Chapter 3: Resting and Exercise Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Chapter 4: Body Composition Chapter 5: Muscular Fitness: Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, and Flexibility Chapter 6: Postural Analysis and Body Alignment Assessments Chapter 7: Cardiorespiratory Fitness Management Chapter 8: Laboratory Submaximal Exercise Testing Chapter 9: Maximal Exercise Testing Chapter 10: Interpretation of Assessment Results: Case Studies Appendix A: Conversions Appendix B: Risk Stratification Cases Appendix C: Forms Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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