| Description |
xi, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Perceived Exertion -- Perceived Exertion Knowledge Base -- Effort Continua -- Range Model: Cornerstone of Perceived Exertion Measurement -- Exertional Mediators and Symptoms: An Explanation -- Perceived Exertion Terms and Definitions -- Summary -- Chapter 2 The OMNI Picture System of Perceived Exertion -- The Why and How of the OMNI Scale -- OMNI Scale Reliability -- OMNI Scale Validity -- Instructions and Procedures for Using the OMNI Scale -- Rating Skill -- Limb and Chest Ratings of Perceived Exertion -- Unique Features and Advantages of the OMNI Picture System -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Traditional Methods for Rating Perceived Exertion -- How to Select a Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale -- How to Use a Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale -- Scale Anchors -- Scale Anchoring Procedures -- Scaling Skills: Learning and Practice -- Identification of Scaling Difficulties -- Solutions for the Health-Fitness Client -- Solutions for the Research Subject -- Is There a Dominant Rating of Perceived Exertion? -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Tests of Health-Fitness and Sport Performance Using Rating of Perceived Exertion -- Rating of Perceived Exertion As a Test Guide -- Assessing Aerobic Fitness -- Workpeak Test of Anaerobic Power -- Special Testing Considerations -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Exercise Programs Using a Target Rating of Perceived Exertion -- Estimation-Production Prescription Procedure -- Target Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Cross-Training -- Walking and Running Exchanges -- Intermittent Exercise Using Sliding Target Ratings of Perceived Exertion -- Target Ratings of Perceived Exertion: Overall vs. Active Muscle -- Target Heart Rate Helper -- Problems and Solutions -- Summary -- Chapter 6 OMNI Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Health-Fitness and Weight Loss -- Health-Fitness Goals in the Club and Clinic -- What Is a Rating of Perceived Exertion Training Zone? -- Using Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Fitness and Weight Loss -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Special Clients and Conditions -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Women, Older Clients, and Children -- Environmental Influences on Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones -- Occupational Applications of Ratings of Perceived Exertion -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Rating of Perceived Exertion Training Zones for Competition -- Overload Training Principle -- Quantity and Quality Overload Training -- Core Rating of Perceived Exertion Training Zones -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Training Zones for Resistance Exercise -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Indices of Overtraining Syndrome -- Tracking Training Progress -- Summary -- Chapter 9 Exercise Testing and Training for the Rehabilitation Patient Using Ratings of Perceived Exertion -- Exercise Therapy for the Cardiac Patient -- Effect of Cardiac Medications -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Therapeutic Zones for Group Exercise -- Rating of Perceived Exertion and Cardiac Transplant Patients -- Rating Scales for Pulmonary Disease and Pain -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Severity Index for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Rating of Perceived Exertion Zones for Pulmonary Rehabilitation -- Category Scales for Exertional and Clinical Pain -- Neuromuscular Pain -- Summary of Rating of Perceived Exertion Clinical Applications -- Summary -- Appendix A Category Rating Scales -- Appendix B Rating Scale Instructions -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index |
| Subject |
Physical fitness.
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Exercise -- Measurement.
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Exercise -- Psychological aspects.
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Perception.
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Stress (Physiology)
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Exertion -- physiology
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Exercise Test.
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Perception -- physiology.
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Physical Fitness.
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Rehabilitation -- methods.
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| LC no. |
2004000929 |
| ISBN |
0736048375 soft cover |
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