Fitness Professional’s Handbook, Seventh Edition With Web
Resource, provides current and future fitness professionals with
the knowledge to screen participants, conduct standardized
fitness tests, evaluate the major components of fitness, and
prescribe appropriate exercise. The fully updated text uses the
latest standards, guidelines, and research from authorities in
the field to prepare readers for certification and arm them with
the knowledge to work with a variety of clients and populations.
This full-color text incorporates information from the 10th
edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription and the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
exercise and physical activity recommendations for adults, older
adults, children, and those with special needs. The text embraces
the importance of communication between allied and medical
professionals with those in the fitness arena to provide readers
with a foundation for prescribing exercise and delivering need-
and goal-specific physical activity and fitness programs.
Every chapter has been updated, allowing readers to explore the
newest theories and research findings and apply them to
real-world situations. The following are among the most
significant changes to the seventh edition:
• An online video library containing 24 video clips help
readers better apply key techniques covered in the book
• A web resource containing biannual industry updates and
references and fillable forms provides a useful tool for students
to use beyond the classroom
• A new chapter, “Training for Performance,” helps
professionals expand their practice to work with recreational
athletes who have performance-related goals
• New information, including the consequences of
exercise-induced muscle damage (rhabdomyolysis), devices used to
track physical activity and estimate energy expenditure (e.g.,
accelerometers), relative flexibility and the role of lumbopelvic
rhythm in back function, the importance of progression in an
exercise prescription, and the professional standard of care
associated with HIIT programs reflects recent topics of interest
and research
• Updated statistics on CVD and CHD from the American Heart
Association, adult and childhood obesity, and the prevalence of
COPD, asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema ensure accurate
representation of data
• Chapter quizzes have been added to an updated ancillary
package that also includes an instructor guide, test package,
presentation package, and image bank
Fitness Professional’s Handbook, Seventh Edition With Web
Resource, contains a variety of learning tools to help students
identify and retain key information. Objectives, key points,
glossary terms, and chapter review questions guide students to
important concepts, while research in boxes and procedures
for common fitness tests draw attention to commonly sought
information. Case study questions and answers help readers apply
the concepts to real-world scenarios. References are numbered and
organized by chapter at the end of the book to provide direction
for more in-depth research.
With a comprehensive and practical approach, this text enables
readers to help individuals, communities, and groups gain the
benefits of regular physical activity in a positive and safe
environment. It provides background to the field, scientific
fundamentals, and up-to-date recommendations to help readers
better understand the role of physical activity in the quality of
life and guidelines for screening, testing, supervising, and
modifying activity for various populations.
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