ACSM's resource manual for Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription

By American College of Sports Medicine.

This complementary book toACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescriptionelaborates on the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) needed for any American College of Sports Medicine certification exam. New content includes updated research and a reorganization of the KSAs to correspond withACSM's Guidelines.Significantly revised chapters: Epidemiology of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Selected Chronic Diseases; Diet and Chronic Disease; Smoking Cessation; Policies and Procedures for Clinical Programs; and more! The book features theoretical and practical physiological concepts and relates the examples to exercise testing, training and programming for coverage of the clinical and health & fitness tracks.A Brandon-Hill recommended title.