Health fitness instructor's handbook

著者

• Howley, Edward T.
• Franks, B. Don

書誌事項

Health fitness instructor's handbook

Edward T. Howley, B. Don Franks

Human Kinetics, c2003

4th ed

• : hbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Aimed at health and fitness professionals who want to learn about the latest advances in physical fitness, this text is a reference full of practical advice for every health and fitness student, candidates preparing for the ACSM Health Fitness Instructor Certification Exam and practicing professionals. It provides the latest information on the fundamentals of fitness, exercise physiology and biomechanics. It should help the reader develop meaningful and safe fitness programmes, including exercise for special populations. This edition has a strong focus on assessment, testing and calibrating testing equipment for programmes, and to ensure participant safety as well as expanded coverage of exercise prescription for special populations - including clients with special needs and health conditions, youth and the elderly.

目次

• Part 1 Physical activity and health: physical activity and health
• physical fitness and performance
• health appraisal. Part 2 Evaluation of fitness: energy costs of physical activity
• cardiorespiratory fitness
• body composition
• nutrition
• assessment of muscular fitness
• flexibility and low back function. Part 3 Exercise prescription: exercise prescription for cardio respiratory fitness
• exercise prescription for weight management
• exercise prescription for muscular strength and endurance training
• exercise prescription for flexibility and low back function
• exercise leadership for health and fitness. Part 4 Special populations: exercise and children and youth
• exercise and older adults
• exercise and coronary heath disease
• exercise and obesity
• exercise and diabetes
• exercise and asthma and pulmonary disease
• exercise and women's health. Part 5 Exercise programming: behavior modification
• exercise and stress
• exercise related to ECG and medications
• injury prevention and treatment
• program administration/management. Part 6 Scientific foundations: functional anatomy and biomechanics
• exercise physiology.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA62578728
• ISBN:
  • 0736042105
• LCCN: 2002010983
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Champaign, Ill.
• ページ数/冊数: x, 573 p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : GV481
  • NLM : QT 255
  • DC21 : 613.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Physical fitness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • LCSH : Physical fitness -- Testing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • LCSH : Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • LCSH : Health
  • MESH : Exercise -- physiology
  • MESH : Health Behavior
  • MESH : Nutrition
  • MESH : Physical Fitness -- physiology