ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

by American College of Sports Medicine

The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. This gold-standard text is a convenient, one-stop resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the Eighth Edition is fully compatible with newly released physical activity guidelines from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations. A companion Website for instructors will offer a test generator, an image bank, PowerPoint slides, and a WebCT/BlackBoard-ready course cartridge. A student Website will offer the fully searchable text.

Genres: Fitness, Health, Education, Nonfiction, Textbooks

380 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Simon Rutkowski]

Exercise Testing and Presciption, a necessity for anybody who wants to exercise and have fun in an environment without injuries. Being by the American College of Sports Medicine, they maintain their integrity as the go to place for exercise testing and superscription: and it shows in the content of this book.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will definitely keep this book on hand to refer back to. Pertinent information regarding exercise testing and prescription can be found within this book.

[Meg · Rating 4 out of 5]

good reference, dense descriptions at times, but overall, well laid out.

[Dave Manning · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the bible for pre-exercise risk stratification, fitness assessments, exercise prescription, and programming. With excellent reason, this book is one of the single most internationally read and referenced texts of its kind. I definitely recommend it, but am not checking the "I recommend this book" box because I save that distinction for books that will benefit everyone in my network, including the non-health/fitness professional.

[Martina Hutahaean]

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

[Hendrik]

For a class. Mostly charts and graphs. Pretty useful, though.

[Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Gold Standard for all health and fitness professionals. This was one of my textbooks in college.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got it for class, keeping it for life. Everything you'll need as a personal trainer, coach, teacher or just someone who is interested in exercise and fitness