Fitness professional's handbook / Edward T. Howley, Dixie L. Thompson.
By: Howley, Edward T [author.].
Contributor(s): Thompson, Dixie L [author.].
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2017]Edition: Seventh edition.Description: xix, 572 pages ; 29 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781492523376; 9781492523376:; 1492523372.Subject(s): Physical fitness | Physical fitness -- Physiology | Physical fitness -- Testing | Exercise -- physiology | Health Behavior | Exercise Therapy | Nutritional Physiological Phenomena | Fitness | HandbuchDDC classification: 613.7| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Accessing the Web Resource -- Part I. Physical Activity: Links to Health, Fitness, and Performance : -- 1. Health, Fitness, and Performance / Edward T. Howley -- 2. Health Risk Appraisal / Michael Shipe -- Part II. Scientific Foundations : -- 3. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics / Clare E. Milner -- 4. Exercise Physiology / Edward T. Howley -- 5. Nutrition / Dixie L. Thompson -- 6. Measurements of Energy Cost in Physical Activity / Edward T. Howley -- Part III. Fitness Assessment : -- 7. Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness / Edward T. Howley -- 8. Assessment of Body Composition / Dixie L. Thompson -- 9. Assessment of Muscular Fitness / Avery Faigenbaum -- 10. Assessment of Flexibility and Low-Back Function / Laura Horvath Gagnon -- Part IV. Exercise Prescription for Health, Fitness, and Performance : -- 11. Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness / Edward T. Howley -- 12. Exercise Prescription for Weight Management / Dixie L. Thompson -- 13. Exercise Prescription for Muscular Fitness / Avery Faigenbaum -- 14. Exercise Prescription for Flexibility and Low-Back Function / Laura Horvath Gagnon -- 15. Training for Performance / Scott A. Conger -- Part V. Special Populations : -- 16. Exercise for Children and Youth / Edward T. Howley -- 17. Exercise and Older Adults / Edward T. Howley -- 18. Exercise and Women's Health / Dixie L. Thompson -- 19. Exercise and Heart Disease / David R. Bassett, Jr. -- 20. Exercise and Obesity / Dixie L. Thompson -- 21. Exercise and Diabetes / Dixie L. Thompson -- 22. Exercise and Pulmonary Disease / David R. Bassett, Jr. -- Part VI. Comprehensive Exercise Program Considerations : -- 23. Behavior Change / Janet Buckworth -- 24. ECG and Exercise Performance / David R. Bassett, Jr. -- 25. Injury Prevention and Treatment / Jenny Moshak -- 26. Legal Considerations / JoAnn M. Eickhoff-Shemek -- Appendix A. Calculation of Oxygen Uptake and Carbon Dioxide Production -- Appendix B. Fitness Assessment -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.
"Fitness Professional's Handbook, Seventh Edition With Web Resource, provides current and future fitness professionals with the knowledge to screen participants, conduct standardized fitness tests, evaluate the major components of fitness, and prescribe appropriate exercise."--Publisher's website.
This is a comprehensive text for health and fitness professionals who want to learn about advances in physical fitness. This edition includes new and expanded information on: screening clients, assessing muscular fitness, strength and endurance training, preventing lower back pain and interpreting nutritional guidelines.