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The fifth edition of Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription provides a comprehensive and advanced approach to physical fitness appraisal and exercise prescription. With new information, expanded chapters, and an array of ancillary materials, this text will serve as a unique resource for both students and practitioners. Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Fifth Edition, provides a well-balanced approach to the assessment of physical fitness and the design of exercise programs, addressing cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular fitness, body weight and composition, and flexibility. Two chapters are dedicated to each of these fitness components: one on assessment, followed by one on exercise prescription.
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Vivian H. Heyward, PhD, is a Regents professor emerita, having taught physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription courses for 26 years at the University of New Mexico. In addition to the previous editions of this book, she has authored two editions of Applied Body Composition Assessment (Human Kinetics 1996, 2004) as well as numerous articles in research and professional journals dealing with various aspects of physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription. Dr. Heyward has received professional awards, including Distinguished Alumni Awards from the University of Illinois and the State University of New York at Cortland, and the SWACSM Recognition Award for distinguished professional service and achievement
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Bought this as doing a GP Referral course soon with the fitness industry. Very informative with review questions and fairly comprehensive glossary in the back. Covers things like fitness testing and medical issues etc without being overly complicated. Goes into detail about blood pressure testing, testing heart rates and flexibility etc. Explains medical terms. I think I will find this as an invaluable reference and learning guide and would recommend it as pre-course reading for this type of course. Only thing I have found, is some of the definitions aren't always in the glossary so another reference source, or taking notes as you go through the book may be good idea.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I am using this book to study for my level 3 Personal Trainer qualification. I have found it a good reference source with well laid out chapters and plenty of explanitory tables. Some of the photographs look a little dated and of course the text is American. But overall I am satisfied with the content of this book. If anyone else reading this is doing exercise referral I would highly recommend that they purchase ACSMs Guidelines to Exercise Testing and Prescription (sold by Amazon)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Awesome for any fitness professional
9 May 2003
Format:Hardcover
This book is very informative on the various protocols of exercise testing. After reading this book, I added new protocols to the assessments offered at my health club. I feel this book aided in setting higher standards in the health and fitness setting at my current workplace. The appendix is filled with tons of information like pictures of skinfold sites, MET values for different activities, metabolic formulas, etc.. An awesome reference for any fitness professional
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent resource
8 Mar 2008
Format:Hardcover
This book is written for professionals and people studying to be professionals. However, it is clearly written and a good resource for someone serious about an introducton to fitness, metabolism and training.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellent and easily understood resource!
2 April 2009
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I am in the process of completing a fitness tech certificate program and have purchased a number of resource guides and textbooks. I have found most textbooks to be very techinical in nature and difficult to follow and even more difficult to apply. That is not the case with Vivian Heyward's textbook. The information is accurate, informative, well-organized and leads you through how to - for example; take body comp measurements or determine an individual's TEE with step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations and photo's. I've started using it as a reference to explain how to do the processes described in my Sports and Fitness Nutrition and Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning(NSCA)textbooks.
Advanced Fitness Assessment And Exercise Prescription is an excellent resource for personal trainers, exercise science professionals and gym or fitness club personnel. This is the reference guide we use at the fitness center where I work.
Advanced Fitness Assessment And Exercise Prescription is an excellent resource for personal trainers, exercise science professionals and gym or fitness club personnel. This is the reference guide we use at the fitness center where I work.
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