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 : ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (ACSM'S Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription)

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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.82
EAN: 9780781745062
Edition: 7
ISBN: 0781745063
Label: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins




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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. The Seventh Edition contains the most current public health and clinical information and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations. Coverage represents the fundamental knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the Seventh Edition covers additional topics including arthritis, osteoporosis, dyslipidemia, immunology, and metabolic syndrome.




Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Nice...extensive!
This is a GREAT review manual...I had purchased the 7th Edition and this 5th addition...great resources, and it covers a LOT of material...I will complete the reading this winter, on a snowy day ;)

Good price, nice book, FAST shipping w/ Amazon!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - From the Author of Outstanding You
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.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - wonderful resource!
Great study guide for the national exam. This is the most comprehensive study guide I have found to date.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - useful resource
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 ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Book
This book came in great condition with no marks. It was exactly what I needed for my class and cost less.







 






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