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exercise prescription and instruction evaluate and prescribe exercise with updated industry-leading resource audiences a text for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students in fitness testing and exercise prescription courses as well as those studying exercise physiology and biomechanics a reference for health and fitness professionals and specialists and those preparing for acsm certification formerly titled health fitness instructor s handbook this full-color text has undergone a title change to better reflect its extensive use in the field reflective of updates made in the seventh edition of acsm s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription it serves as an essential text and an invaluable reference every chapter has been updated allowing readers to explore the newest theories research findings and current issues in the field the following are among the most significant changes to the text · a completely rewritten chapter on health appraisal that focuses on the sequence of steps to follow in screening participants · updates based on the most recent dietary guidelines and current standards · a thorough discussion of how to develop effective exercise prescriptions for strength and endurance in a very small space · a new chapter that focuses on yoga pilates and other mind-body exercises · additional insight from an expert providing real-life experiences in both fitness and hospital-based programs and details regarding budget development through this text students will learn to screen participants carry out standardized fitness tests to evaluate major components of fitness and write appropriate fitness prescriptions they will also learn how to apply this information to special populations including children older adults women or those with chronic disease e.g hypertension or a specific condition e.g pregnancy the text retains the best features of previous editions such as reproducible forms useful key points interesting sidebars case study questions and answers key terms and glossary and extensive references throughout the book fitness professional s handbook fifth edition edward t howley phd and b don franks phd ©2007 · hardback · 568 pp isbn 978-0-7360-6178-0 $69.00 94.95 cdn £47.00 uk 70.50 euro $145.00 nz ancillaries instructor guide contains a student syllabus course outline highlighting the lecture topic and lab or activity for each class initial practical exam final practical exam and laboratory notebook used to track twelve fitness assessments and programs test bank created with respondus 2.0 the test bank contains more than 400 questions including true or false multiple-choice and short answer/essay questions covering the key information of each chapter all ancillary materials are free to course adopters and available online at www.humankinetics.com/fitnessprofessionalshandbook presentation package includes approximately 580 powerpoint slides of text art tables and photos from the book that instructors can use for class discussion and illustration the presentation package is also available on cd-rom for windows or macintosh · isbn 978-0-7360-6204-6 $295.00 406.95 cdn £235.00 uk incl vat 350.00 euro $619.50 nz a practical approach to the acsm guidelines audiences a reference for professionals and those interested in acsm certification especially at the health/fitness instructor level also a supplemental text for students in exercise science programs this second edition of exercise prescription a case study approach to the acsm guidelines utilizes the most up-to-date information published in the seventh edition of the acsm s guidelines and unlike the numerous texts that concentrate on the theory and fundamentals of exercise prescription this text presents real-life case studies that clearly show readers how the information is applied you will find new criteria for screening risk factor thresholds and fitness norms in addition to revised recommendations for exercise intensity the text also contains expanded readings on special populations such as pregnant women children older adults and clients with heart disease diabetes or hypertension the text is formatted for easy reading and includes an appendix of 10 additional case studies complete with 100 questions and answers to help you assess your newly gained knowledge exercise prescription a case study approach to the acsm guidelines second edition david p swain phd and brian c leutholtz phd ©2007 · paperback · 208 pp isbn 978-0-7360-6680-8 $29.00 39.95 cdn £18.50 uk 27.75 euro $61.00 nz new edition 800 747-4457 us · 800 465-7301 cdn · 44 0 113-255-5665 uk · 09 448-1207 nz 3

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