Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription

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.