| Description |
x, 573 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part I. Activity, fitness and health: 1. Physical activity and health -- 2. Physical fitness and performance -- 3. Health appraisal. Part II. Evaluation of fitness: 4. Energy costs of physical activity -- 5. Cardiorespiratory fitness -- 6. Body composition -- 7. Nutrition -- 8. Assessment of muscular fitness -- 9. Flexibility and low back function. Part III. Exercise prescription for health and fitness: 10. Exercise prescription for cardiorespiratory fitness -- 11. Exercise prescription for weight anagement -- 12. Exercise prescription for muscular strength and endurance training -- 13. Exercise prescription for flexibility and low back function -- 14. Exercise leadership for health and fitness. Part IV. Special populations: 15. Exercise and children and youth -- 16. Exercise and older adult s-- 17. Exercise and coronary heart disease -- 18. Exercise and obesity -- 19. Exercise and diabetes -- 20. Exercise, asthma, and pulmonary disease -- 21. Exercise and women's health. Part V. Exercise programming: 22. Behaviour modification -- 23. Exercise and stress -- 24. Exercise related to ECG and medications -- 25. Injury prevention and treatment -- 26. Program administration/management. Part VI. Scientific foundations: 27. Functional anatomy and biomechanics -- 28. Exercise physiology -- Appendixes -- Glossary -- Index |
| Summary |
This book "provides the latest information on the fundamentals of fitnes, exercise physiology, and biomechanics. Used in the ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor Workshops since 1986, it will help you develop meaningful and safe fitness programs, including exercise for special populations." - back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Physical fitness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physical fitness -- Testing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nutrition
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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Health Behavior.
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Physical Fitness -- physiology.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Franks, B. Don.
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| LC no. |
2002010983 |
| ISBN |
0736042105 hardback |
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9780736042109 hardback |
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