Exercise testing and prescription lab manual
By: Edmund O. Acevedo, Michael A. Starks
Contributors: Starks, Michael A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780736087285
Subjects: Exercise tests; Laboratory manuals; Exercise therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pretest responsibilities; title: Orientation to lab instruments, procedures, and responsibilities; title: Calibrating lab instruments; title: Risk factor evaluation, medical history, and informed consent; title: Techniques in exercise testing; title: Heart rate and blood pressure assessment techniques; title: Skinfold and circumference assessment techniques; title: Assessing body fatness; title: Submaximal exercise test protocols; title: Evaluating muscular strength and endurance; title: Evaluating flexibility; title: Ecg placement and monitor operations; title: Exercise prescription; title: Metabolic calculations; title: Assessing participant goals and gaining commitment to physical activity; title: Prescriptions for initial conditioning, improvement, and maintenance; title: Case study reports; title: Appendix a: exercise testing and prescription forms; title: Appendix b: data collection worksheets; title: Appendix c: pharmacological effects on cardiorespiratory responses to exercise; title: Appendix d: metric conversions; title: Appendix e: metabolic and anthropometric equations; title: Appendix f: lab 11 answer key.