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ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription |  | Creator: American College of Sports Medicine
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 16127
Media: Paperback
Edition: Sixth Edition
Pages: 896
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 078176906X
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.82
EAN: 9780781769068
ASIN: 078176906X
Publication Date: February 1, 2009
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Product Description
This valuable complement to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription elaborates on all major aspects of preventative rehabilitation and fitness programs and the major position stands of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and other scientific organizations. Providing readers with the information necessary to address the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) set forth in the Eighth Edition of the ACSM's Guidelines, it's a recommended study and review tool for preparing for any ACSM certification exam. It is a comprehensive resource for those working in the fitness and clinical exercise fields, as well as those in academic training. The contributions of more than 80 experts are featured, showcasing their expertise in physiology, kinesiology, fitness, cardiology, pulmonary medicine, and epidemiology. Content comprises both theoretical and practical physiological concepts, with related examples of exercise testing, training and programming.
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 useful resource June 2, 2008
N. Graves (Texas)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book appears to be a pretty darn good resource for fitness prescription and testing. I have read much of it and it is pretty well written and quite clinical. So if that's what you need, then this book is it.
However, I was intending to get books to study for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification. This is NOT the book for that. Now granted, they recommend this book on their website, and it may be helpful, but the intended primary study source is the ACSM's resources for the personal trainer...book. So if that's what you are trying to do (like i was) then get that book, not this one. If you want a bunch of cool knowledge about exercise prescription, then this is the book for you.
Invaluable August 19, 2005
S. MCKENZIE
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book by the American College of Sports Medicine is an invaluable resourse for anyone in the field of Exercise Physioloy or other related fitness fields. I use it on a regular basis as a quick reference guide for fitness testing and evaluation. This also a necessary book for anyone taking one of the ACSM certification tests. I highly recommend this book.
From the Author of Outstanding You September 9, 2008
Ronald Betta (Orlando)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness
An excellent resource for any Personal Trainer. I carry mine with me every time I see a client. It's absolutely packed with excellent information. As an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, I have found this book one of the best they offer and one of the best resources I've had as a Trainer overall.
Mandatory for the exercise professional November 16, 2007
Jack Michaels
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Has all the knowledge you need to evaluate, test, and retest your client, patient, or subject. If you don't have this book (or a previous version of it) and are not following the procedures in this handbook...you're not helping your client as well as you can.
Must have! Good stuff October 22, 2009
Greg Dixon (Dayton, TN United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is the primary resource for ACSM certification. The newest edition is much more user friendly than previous editions and has some important changes in guidelines and protocols. I was studying for ACSM HFS cert for about 3 months with the previous edition but was informed at a ACSM workshop that I would need to purchase this edition because of the changes in the info. I got this resource only several weeks before sitting for my certification. I PASSED!! I felt well prepared and scored well.
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