Title:
ACSM's health-related physical fitness assessment manual / editor, Gary Liguori.
Author:
Liguori, Gary, 1965- editor.
Publication Information:
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]
Call Number:
GV436 .A35 2018
Abstract:
"Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this authoritative manual teaches health fitness professionals and students how to appropriately conduct fitness assessment testing. The focus on assessment makes this content critical for those studying to enter the fitness and rehabilitation fields, as well as those already working who need to align their practice to industry standards. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect key changes from the tenth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. The goal of this Fifth Edition of ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Manual is to provide a comprehensive overview of why and how to perform assessments of the five health-related components of physical fitness, namely body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory fitness."-- Provided by publisher.
"ACSM's Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual is part of the "Guidelines" suite of publications which provide the core reference for exercise testing and prescription"-- Provided by publisher.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9781496338808
Physical Description:
xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
1. Introduction. Defining Health-Related Physical Fitness -- The Importance of Measuring Health-Related Physical Fitness -- Fundamental Principles of Assessment -- The Physical Fitness Professional -- 2. Preassessment Screening. Rationale for Preassessment Screening -- Informed Consent -- Screening Procedures -- Other Health Issues to Consider -- Summary -- 3. Risk Factor Assessments. Rationale for Risk Assessment -- Resting Blood Pressure -- Blood Tests -- Obesity -- Physical Activity -- Other Diseases and Conditions -- Summary -- 4. Body Composition. Why Measure Body Composition? -- What Is the Gold Standard Test? -- Clinical Measures -- Tests of Body Volume -- Anthropometry -- Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis -- Interpretation -- Estimation of Goal Body Weight -- Summary -- 5. Muscular Fitness. Why Measure Muscular Fitness? -- Unique Assessment Principles -- Muscular Fitness Continuum -- Strength Assessments -- Endurance Assessments -- Interpretation Issues -- Summary -- 6. Flexibility. Flexibility as a Component of Health-Related Physical Fitness -- Unique Assessment Principles -- Methods of Measurement -- Distance Tests for Assessment of Flexibility -- Range of Motion Defined -- Interpretation -- Summary -- 7. Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Estimation From Field and Submaximal Exercise Tests. Why Measure Cardiorespiratory Fitness? -- What Is the Gold Standard Test? -- Pretest Standardizations for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessments -- Field Tests for Prediction of Aerobic Activity -- Submaximal Exercise Tests -- Interpretation -- Summary -- 8. Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Maximum Exercise Training. Why Use Maximal Exercise Tests to Measure Cardiorespiratory Fitness? -- Risks -- Monitoring -- Personnel -- Selecting the Mode for Testing -- Protocols -- Test Procedures -- Measured and Estimated VO2max -- Interpretation -- Summary -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Index.
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