Exercise for Special Populations
- ISBN-10
- 1975122585
- ISBN-13
- 9781975122584
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-07-19
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Author
- Peggie Williamson
Description
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. This updated 2nd Edition of Williamson’s highly applied Exercise for Special Populations provides just enough background for practicing and future personal trainers, exercise physiologists, and other health and fitness professionals to develop and implement exercise programs for special populations. For each condition, the book provides a general description, anatomy and physiology variances, precautions, recommendations for exercise testing and prescription, instructions and images of various exercises, and nutritional considerations. Reflecting the latest best practices in the field, the 2nd Edition features new chapters and pedagogy and a powerful suite of online resources.
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