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ACSM Fitness Book - 3rd |  | Author: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 69131
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Pages: 184
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 073604406X
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71
EAN: 9780736044066
ASIN: 073604406X
Publication Date: April 21, 2003
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Product Description
Start where you arethen go wherever your goals take you! The fitness experts from the American College of Sports Medicine have put together a comprehensive plan for developing a personal fitness program and sticking with it. ACSM Fitness Book includes a simple and scientifically proven fitness test to determine your starting point and monitor your ongoing progress. The book includes step-by-step instructions; sample programs; and insights on nutrition, weight control, motivation, and overcoming setbacks. Whether your objective is to improve cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, or overall body condition, the ACSM Fitness Book is the one book you need for the toolsand the motivationto put your personal program on track.
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 ACSM Fitness Book July 4, 2005
Dog Breeder (Oklahoma)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a basic fitness book for people who have not been active, or who have been somewhat active but not consistently. It is definitely a "start where you are" book, with lots of good basic information about how to get started for those who are a little nervous about it. It would be a great book for health professionals to direct their patients who need to get moving to. There is a chapter on goal setting that is very realistic. The 6 week program starts at a very basic level, but there are more advanced levels for those who can take it. It is non-judgmental in tone. It is not for those who have been active for a while, but it serves it's intended purpose very well.
ACSM Fitness Book April 26, 2008
Rothus (Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is an update of a book I have had and used for years. It is excellent--thorough and clearly written.
 Good for complete fitness novices May 13, 2000
T. Evans (Mississippi, USA)
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
If you want to get in shape, but have no idea how to do so and are too embarrassed to go to a gym, then this book is for you. The book begins by having the reader take a self-assessment test wich is composed of a 1-mile walk/run, push-ups, and toe touch. Don't feel bad if you can't do any of the above, the book covers that situation. From there, in a user-friendly, color-coded format, the book helps you design a program that fits your needs. I bought the book thinking it would help me design a weight-training program for myself. It isn't that advanced. All of the resistance training it contains can be performed sith just your body weight and some common household items (such as water bottles). For a complete novice, this is where to begin. If, like me, you're a little more advanced, but want help in setting up a weight-lifting program, then I recommend Weight Training Steps to Success by Baechle and Groves.
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