ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

by Gary Liguori, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Overview

The flagship title from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this critical handbook delivers scientifically based, evidence-informed standards to prepare you for success.   Providing succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients, this trusted manual is an essential resource for all exercise professionals, as well as other health professionals who may counsel patients on exercise including physicians, nurses, physician’s assistants, physical and occupational therapists, dieticians, and health care administrators. The extensively updated eleventh edition has been reorganized for greater clarity and integrates the latest Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781975150211
Publisher:	Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date:	12/03/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	548
Sales rank:	116,116
File size:	6 MB

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Andreas Stamatis, PhD, ACSM-EP, FACSM (University of Louisville)
Description: This is the 11th edition of this title. It mainly covers exercise prescription in a variety of environments (e.g., high altitude) for healthy populations, healthy populations with special considerations (e.g., pregnant women), and populations with chronic diseases and health conditions (e.g., spinal cord injury). The 10th edition was published in 2017.
Purpose: The purpose of this edition is to provide professionals who conduct exercise testing and prescribe exercise with the most updated information.
Audience: This title is written for exercise and health professionals. The target audience also includes students, especially if they are getting ready to sit for the ACSM exams (e.g., Personal Trainer, Exercise Physiologist). Gary Liguori, this time as the senior editor, has led a team of authors, content experts, and a large number of external reviewers to create the most current resource in exercise testing and prescription. Part of the success of this title is based on addressing the suggestions of ACSM members.
Features: This edition includes more tables, boxes, and figures. Key websites conclude each chapter. Through thePoint, instructors have access to PowerPoint slideshows, images, syllabus guides, and test questions. This latest edition includes a brand-new chapter on the role of exercise in conditions (not including concussion) that affect the brain (e.g., Alzheimer's). The appendices offer additional information in terms of medications that professionals are likely to encounter, ECG recording and interpretation, and metabolic calculations and methods for prescribing exercise intensity.
Assessment: This is the absolute resource for exercise testing and prescription. Apart from chapters 1-3 and 12, it can get very technical. So, students are advised to have a basic knowledge of exercise physiology and medical terminology before enrolling in a course in which this book is the primary textbook. Instructors/students who use this for certification exams (e.g., ACSM-CPT) should be aware of the unnecessary depth of information at times.

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