Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription
A text that intends to bridge the gap between research and practice and synthesizes concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology and nutrition to provide a clearly defined approach to physical fitness testing and the design of individualised exercise programme...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Champaign, IL
Human Kinetics
[2014]
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| Edition: | Seventh edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Physical activity, health, and chronic disease
- Preliminary health screening and risk classification
- Principles of assessment, prescription, and exercise program adherence
- Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness-- Designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs
- Assessing muscular fitness
- Designing resistance training programs
- Assessing body composition
- Designing weight management and body composition programs
- Assessing flexibility
- Designing programs for flexibility and low back care
- Assessing balance and designing balance programs