00000nam a22000004i 4500 UP-1685594773857727928 Buklod 20230706080906.0 a r |||| u| ta 230607s2017 ilu r b|001 0|eng d 9781492523376 (hbk) (Buklod)UP-99796217613012696 DLC UPMNL rda CASM eng GV 481 H68 2017 Howley, Edward T. 1943- author. Fitness professional's handbook Edward T. Howley, Dixie L. Thompson. Seventh edition. Champaign, IL Human Kinetics [2017] ©2017 xix, 572 pages illustrations, charts (chiefly color) 29 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Accessing the Web Resource -- Part I. Physical Activity: Links to Health, Fitness, and Performance : -- 1. Health, Fitness, and Performance -- 2. Health Risk Appraisal -- Part II. Scientific Foundations : -- 3. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics -- 4. Exercise Physiology -- 5. Nutrition / Dixie L. Thompson -- 6. Measurements of Energy Cost in Physical Activity -- Part III. Fitness Assessment : -- 7. Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness -- 8. Assessment of Body Composition -- 9. Assessment of Muscular Fitness -- 10. Assessment of Flexibility and Low-Back Function -- Part IV. Exercise Prescription for Health, Fitness, and Performance : -- 11. Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness -- 12. Exercise Prescription for Weight Management -- 13. Exercise Prescription for Muscular Fitness -- 14. Exercise Prescription for Flexibility and Low-Back Function -- 15. Training for Performance -- Part V. Special Populations : -- 16. Exercise for Children and Youth -- 17. Exercise and Older Adults -- 18. Exercise and Women's Health -- 19. Exercise and Heart Disease -- 20. Exercise and Obesity -- 21. Exercise and Diabetes -- 22. Exercise and Pulmonary Disease -- Part VI. Comprehensive Exercise Program Considerations : -- 23. Behavior Change -- 24. ECG and Exercise Performance -- 25. Injury Prevention and Treatment -- 26. Legal Considerations -- Appendix A. Calculation of Oxygen Uptake and Carbon Dioxide Production -- Appendix B. Fitness Assessment -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors Fitness Professional's Handbook, Seventh Edition With Web Resource, provides current and future fitness professionals with the knowledge to screen participants, conduct standardized fitness tests, evaluate the major components of fitness, and prescribe appropriate exercise. The fully updated text uses the latest standards, guidelines, and research from authorities in the field to prepare readers for certification and arm them with the knowledge to work with a variety of clients and populations. It provides background to the field, scientific fundamentals, and up-to-date recommendations to help readers better understand the role of physical activity in the quality of life and guidelines for screening, testing, supervising, and modifying activity for various populations. Exercise Therapy. Nutritional Physiological Phenomena. Physical fitness Handbooks, manuals, etc. Exercise Physiological aspects Handbooks, manuals, etc. Physical fitness Testing Handbooks, manuals, etc. Thompson, Dixie L. 1960- author. Book FO UPMNL CASM GV 481 H68 2017 Book