ACSM's health-related physical fitness assessment manual /
ACSM's health-related physical fitness assessment manual /
Health-related physical fitness assessment manual
[editor] Gary Liguori, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, Dean, College of Health Sciences, Co-Director, Academic Health Collaborative, Professor of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.
- Fifth edition.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]
- xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this authoritative manual teaches health fitness professionals and students how to appropriately conduct fitness assessment testing. The focus on assessment makes this content critical for those studying to enter the fitness and rehabilitation fields, as well as those already working who need to align their practice to industry standards. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect key changes from the tenth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. The goal of this Fifth Edition of ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Manual is to provide a comprehensive overview of why and how to perform assessments of the five health-related components of physical fitness, namely body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness."-- "ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual is part of the "Guidelines" suite of publications which provide the core reference for exercise testing and prescription"--
9781496338808 (paperback)
SBF2023
Physical fitness--Testing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
GV436 / .A35 2018
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this authoritative manual teaches health fitness professionals and students how to appropriately conduct fitness assessment testing. The focus on assessment makes this content critical for those studying to enter the fitness and rehabilitation fields, as well as those already working who need to align their practice to industry standards. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect key changes from the tenth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. The goal of this Fifth Edition of ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Manual is to provide a comprehensive overview of why and how to perform assessments of the five health-related components of physical fitness, namely body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness."-- "ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual is part of the "Guidelines" suite of publications which provide the core reference for exercise testing and prescription"--
9781496338808 (paperback)
SBF2023
Physical fitness--Testing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
GV436 / .A35 2018