ACM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription /
American College of Sports Medicine; Gary J. Balady . . . [et al]
- 6th edition
- Philadelphia : Lippincot Williams & Wilkins, c2000
- xix, 368 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Includes Index
Contents Section I. Health appraisal, risk assessment, and safety of exercise: Chapter 1. Benefits and risks associated with exercise; Chapter 2. Health screening and risk stratification
Section II. Exercise testing: Chapter 3. Pretest clinical evaluation; Chapter 4. Physical fitness testing and interpretation; Chapter 5. Clinical exercise testing; Chapter 6. Interpretation of clinical test data
Section III. Exercise prescription: Chapter 7. General principles of exercise prescription; Chapter 8. Exercise prescription for cardiac patients; Chapter 9. Exercise prescription for pulmonary patients; Chapter 10. Other clinical conditions influencing exercise prescription; Chapter 11. Exercise testing and prescription for children, the elderly, and pregnant women
Section IV. Special considerations: Chapter 12. Methods for changing exercising behaviors; Chapter 13. Legal issues.
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