From the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this text provides the information necessary to develop skills for assessing an individual's health-related physical fitness. It provides a practical "how-to-do-it" approach for performing assessment skills effectively, and an understanding of the theory behind and the importance of each skill or assessment. The Third Edition includes updated references to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, Eighth Edition , more diagrams and pictures highlighting assessment techniques, and new material on physical activity assessments, considerations for medication usage, and common measurement errors. A companion Website includes an Image Collection, a Test Generator, and PowerPoint Slides.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-10
0781797713
ISBN-13
9780781797719
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71109734
Product Key Features
Author
Leonard A. Kaminsky
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, General, Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy