ACSM's exercise is medicine
Subtitle: a clinician's guide to exercise prescription
By: edited by Steven Jonas, Edward M. Phillips.
Contributors: Jonas, Steven.; Phillips, Edward M.; American College of Sports Medicine.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; American College of Sports Medicine
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781582557397
Subjects: Exercise therapy; Physical fitness; Exercise -- psychology; Motivation
Other titles: Exercise is medicine
Description: "The text is designed to help clinicians learn how to motivate and educate patients on how to incorporate regular exercise into their daily lives. The central focus is on how to help patients become motivated and stay that way. It covers how to design practical exercise programs for otherwise healthy patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer. The book also includes in-depth discussions of both the lifestyle approach to exercising regularly and the structured exercise approach."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: On clinician engagement and counseling / Steven Jonas; title: On organizing the practice / Steven Jonas; title: Risk assessment and exercise screening / Edward M. Phillips; title: Mobilizing motivation : basic concepts / Steven Jonas; title: Mobilizing motivation : the wellness pathway / Steven Jonas; title: Mobilizing motivation : behavior change pyramid / Edward M. Phillips; title: Getting started as a regular exerciser / Edward M. Phillips, Jen Capell, and Steven Jonas; title: The exercise prescription / Jen Capell and Edward M. Phillips; title: Staying active / Edward M. Phillips, Jen Capell, and Steven Jonas; title: TSTEP : training programs by the minute / Steven Jonas; title: Choosing the activities, sport, or sports / Steven Jonas; title: Technique and equipment / Steven Jonas; title: Special conditions / Edward M. Phillips; title: Exercise in children : "exercise is a family affair" / Evonne Kaplan-Liss and Mary Ellen Renna; title: Finding the fun in regular exercise / Steven Jonas.