Synopses & Reviews
Recommended title for 2005 ACSM Certification Examinations!
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription began as a concise summary of recommendations for exercise testing and prescription primarily for cardiac patients; it has now become one of the single most internationally read and referenced texts of its kind. This reference is a virtual pharmacopoeia of exercise guidelines in a broad spectrum of patients. In this new edition there is heightened emphasis on preventing illness in apparently healthy persons and those "at risk", as well as treating patients with chronic disease. There are also two new chapters on methods for changing exercise behavior and legal issues.
Table of Contents
Health appraisal, risk assessment, and safety of exercise: Benefits and risks associated with exercise; Health screening and risk stratification -- Exercise testing: Pretest clinical evaluation; Physical fitness testing and interpretation; Clinical exercise testing; Interpretation of clinical test data -- Exercise prescription: General principles of exercise prescription; Exercise prescription for cardiac patients; Exercise prescription for pulmonary patients; Other clinical conditions influencing exercise prescription; Exercise testing and prescription for children, the elderly, and pregnant women -- Special considerations: Methods for changing exercising behaviors; Legal issues -- Appendices.