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ACSM's Exercise is medicine : a clinician's guide to exercise prescription /

Contributor(s): Jonas, Steven | Phillips, Edward M | American College of Sports Medicine.
Publisher: Philadelphia : [Indianapolis, IN] : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ; American College of Sports Medicine, c2009Description: x, 262 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781582557397; 9781582557397:; 158255739X.Subject(s): Exercise therapy | Physical fitnessDDC classification: 615.82
Contents:
On clinician engagement and counseling / Steven Jonas -- On organizing the practice / Steven Jonas -- Risk assessment and exercise screening / Edward M. Phillips and Jennifer Capell -- Mobilizing motivation : basic concepts / Steven Jonas -- Mobilizing motivation : the wellness pathway / Steven Jonas -- Mobilizing motivation : behavior change pyramid / Edward M. Phillips -- Getting started as a regular exerciser / Edward M. Phillips, Jennifer Capell, and Steven Jonas -- The exercise prescription / Edward M. Phillips and Jennifer Capell -- Staying active / Edward M. Phillips, Jennifer Capell, and Steven Jonas -- TSTEP : training programs by the minute / Steven Jonas -- Choosing the activities, sport, or sports / Steven Jonas -- Technique and equipment / Steven Jonas -- Special conditions / Edward M. Phillips -- Exercise in children : "exercise is a family affair" / Evonne Kaplan-Liss and Mary Ellen Renna -- Finding the fun in regular exercise / Steven Jonas.
Summary: 'Exercise is Medicine' teaches practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 615.82 JON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0077800
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Includes bibliographical references, appendices and index.

On clinician engagement and counseling / Steven Jonas -- On organizing the practice / Steven Jonas -- Risk assessment and exercise screening / Edward M. Phillips and Jennifer Capell -- Mobilizing motivation : basic concepts / Steven Jonas -- Mobilizing motivation : the wellness pathway / Steven Jonas -- Mobilizing motivation : behavior change pyramid / Edward M. Phillips -- Getting started as a regular exerciser / Edward M. Phillips, Jennifer Capell, and Steven Jonas -- The exercise prescription / Edward M. Phillips and Jennifer Capell -- Staying active / Edward M. Phillips, Jennifer Capell, and Steven Jonas -- TSTEP : training programs by the minute / Steven Jonas -- Choosing the activities, sport, or sports / Steven Jonas -- Technique and equipment / Steven Jonas -- Special conditions / Edward M. Phillips -- Exercise in children : "exercise is a family affair" / Evonne Kaplan-Liss and Mary Ellen Renna -- Finding the fun in regular exercise / Steven Jonas.

'Exercise is Medicine' teaches practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer.

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