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Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription
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Human Kinetics
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English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 5th ed.
Physical activity, health and chronic diseases
Physical activity, health, and disease
Cardiovascular disease
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia
Cigarette smoking
Diabetes mellitis
Obesity and overweight
Metabolic syndrome
Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders
Review material
Preliminary health screening and risk classification
Preliminary health evaluation
Testing procedures for blood pressure, heart rate, and electrocardiogram
Sources for equipment
Review material
Principles of assessment, prescription, and exercise program adherence
Physical fitness testing
Basic principles for exercise program design
Exercise program adherence
Certification and licensure
Review material
Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness
Definition of terms
Graded exercise testing
Maximal exercise test protocols
Submaximal exercise test protocols
Field tests for assessing aerobic fitness
Exercise testing of children and older adults
Sources for equipment
Review material
Designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs
The exercise prescription
Aerobic training methods and modes
Personalized exercise programs
Review material
Assessing muscular fitness
Definition of terms
Strength and muscular endurance assessment
Sources of measurement error in muscular fitness testing
Additional considerations for muscular fitness testing
Muscular fitness testing of older adults
Muscular fitness testing of children
Sources for equipment
Review material
Designing resistance training programs
Types of resistance training
Developing the resistance training programs
Effects of resistance training programs
Muscular soreness
Review material
Assessing body composition
Classification and uses of body composition measures
Body composition models
Reference methods for assessing body composition
Field methods for assessing body composition
Sources for equipment
Review material
Designing weight management and body composition programs
Obesity, overweight, and underweight
Obesity
Weight management principles and practices
Designing weight management programs
Designing weight-loss programs
Quick weight-loss diets and precautions
Designing weight-gain programs
Designing programs to improve body composition
Review material
Assessing flexibility
Basics of flexibility
Assessment of flexibility
Flexibility testing of older adults
Sources for equipment
Review material
Designing programs for flexibility and low back care
Training principles
Stretching methods
Designing flexibility programs
Designing low back care exercise programs.
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9780880114837
9780736057325
9780736057325
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