ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / American College of Sports Medicine ; [senior editor, Walter R. Thompson ; associate editors, Neil F. Gordon, Linda S. Pescatello ; contributors, Kelli Allen [and others]].

Author/creator American College of Sports Medicine
Other author Thompson, Walter R.
Other author Gordon, Neil F.
Other author Pescatello, Linda S.
Format Book
Edition8th ed.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2010.
Descriptionxxi, 380 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Exercise therapy--Standards.
Exercise tests--Standards.
Physical Exertion--Guideline.
Exercise Test--standards. --Guideline.
Exercise Therapy--standards. --Guideline.

Portion of title Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Contents Benefits and risks associated with physical activity -- Preparticipation health screening and risk stratification -- Pre-exercise evaluations -- Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation -- Clinical exercise testing -- Interpretation of clinical exercise test data -- General principles of exercise prescription -- Exercise prescription for healthy populations and special considerations -- Exercise prescription for patients with cardiac disease -- Exercise prescription for other clinical populations.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008033759
ISBN9780781769037 (alk. paper) :
ISBN0781769035 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780781769020 (hbk.)
ISBN0781769027 (hbk.)