Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription
Ann L. Gibson
Bok · Engelsk · 2019
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| Utgitt | Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics , cop. 2019
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| Omfang | XIV, 545 s. : ill., diagr.
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| Utgave | 8th ed. /
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| Opplysninger | Physical activity, health, and chronic disease -- Preliminary health screening and risk classification -- Principles of assessment, prescription, and exercise program adherence -- Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness -- Designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs -- Assessing muscular fitness -- Designing resistance training programs -- Assessing body composition -- Designing weight management and body composition programs -- Assessing flexibility -- Designing programs for flexibility and low back care -- Assessing balance and designing balance programs. - Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription, eighth edition, provides a comprehensive approach to physical fitness appraisal and customized exercise prescription. The text synthesizes research and practice with concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology, and nutrition to clearly convey how assessments from physical fitness testing inform the design of individualized exercise programs. This eighth edition reflects the latest exercise testing and prescription guidelines from the American College of Sports medicine (ACSM) as well as physical activity recommendations from the U.S. government and American Heart Association
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| ISBN | 978-1-4925-6134-7
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