TY - BOOK AU - Thompson,Walter R. AU - Gordon,Neil F. AU - Pescatello,Linda S. ED - American College of Sports Medicine. TI - ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription SN - 9780781769037 (alk. paper) AV - RM725 .A48 2010 U1 - 615.82 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins KW - Exercise therapy KW - Standards KW - Exercise tests KW - Exertion KW - Guideline KW - Exercise Test KW - standards KW - Exercise Therapy KW - Physical Exertion N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Benefits and risks associated with physical activity -- Preparticipation health screening and risk stratification -- Pre-exercise evaluations -- Health-related physical fitness testing and interpretation -- Clinical exercise testing -- Interpretation of clinical exercise test data -- General principles of exercise prescription -- Exercise prescription for healthy populations and special considerations -- Exercise prescription for patients with cardiac disease -- Exercise prescription for other clinical populations N2 - This manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. It provides a resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008033759.html ER -