Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription
By: Vivian H. Heyward.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780736086592
Subjects: Physical fitness -- Testing; Exercise tests; Health; Physical Fitness -- physiology; Exercise Movement Techniques; Exercise Test
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Physical activity, health, and chronic disease; title: Preliminary health screening and risk classification; title: Principles of assessment, prescription, and exercise program adherence; title: Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness; title: Designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs; title: Assessing muscular fitness; title: Designing resistance training programs; title: Assessing body composition; title: Designing weight management and body composition programs; title: Assessing flexibility; title: Designing programs for flexibility and low back care; title: Assessing balance and designing balance programs.