ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
 | By American College of Sports Medicine Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, Paperback Customer Rating: 18 reviews Recommend |
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The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. The Seventh Edition contains the most current public health and clinical information and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations. Coverage represents the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the Seventh Edition covers additional topics including arthritis, osteoporosis, dyslipidemia, immunology, and metabolic syndrome.
Title: ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
Sales Rank: 11477 in Books
Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Seventh Edition edition, 2005-05-01, Paperback, 370 pages, ISBN: 078174590X
Package Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches, 0.95 pounds
- Nice...extensive!
- This is a GREAT review manual...I had purchased the 7th Edition and this 5th addition...great resources, and it covers a LOT of material...I will complete the reading this winter, on a snowy day ;)
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An excellent resource for any Personal Trainer. I carry mine with me every time I see a client. It's absolutely packed with excellent information. As an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, I have found this book one of the best they offer and one of the best resources I've had as a Trainer… More reviews
- wonderful resource!
- Great study guide for the national exam. This is the most comprehensive study guide I have found to date. … More reviews
- useful resource
- This book appears to be a pretty darn good resource for fitness prescription and testing. I have read much of it and it is pretty well written and quite clinical. So if that's what you need, then this book is it.
However, I was intending to get books to study for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification. This is NOT the book for that. Now… More reviews
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- This book came in great condition with no marks. It was exactly what I needed for my class and cost less. More reviews
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