ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
ISBN-10
1609136055
ISBN-13
9781609136055
Series
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription
Category
Medical
Pages
480
Language
English
Published
2013-02-01
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Author
American College of Sports Medicine

Description

The flagship title of the certification suite from the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is a handbook that delivers scientifically based standards on exercise testing and prescription to the certification candidate, the professional, and the student. The 9th edition focuses on evidence-based recommendations that reflect the latest research and clinical information. This manual is an essential resource for any health/fitness and clinical exercise professional, physician, nurse, physician assistant, physical and occupational therapist, dietician, and health care administrator. This manual give succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients.

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