About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISBN-100781797721

ISBN-139780781797726

eBay Product ID (ePID)109212884

Product Key Features

Number of Pages544 Pages

Publication NameAcsm's Resources for the Personal Trainer

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

SubjectExercise, Sports Medicine, Physical Education

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Education, Medical

AuthorAmerican College of Sports Medicine (Acsm) Staff

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight57.2 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-024494

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal613.7/1

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisPublished by the American College of Sports Medicine, this Third Edition continues to recognize the Personal Trainer as a professional in the continuum of creating healthy lifestyles. ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer provides the tools and scientific evidence needed to create safe and effective exercise programs. It also acts as the official preparation book for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification exam. Providing essential information for both beginning and experienced Personal Trainers, this text provides an introduction to the profession along with coverage of exercise physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, motor learning, and nutrition. The Personal Trainer will learn how to establish goals for clients and how to assess strength, flexibility, and risk as well as develop resistance, cardiorespiratory, and flexibility training programs. This edition features a new section dedicated exclusively to Behavior Modification and new and updated color photographs. Important concepts are now highlighted for easy review and reference. A companion website offers student and faculty resources including fully searchable online text, an Image Bank, PowerPoint slides, a Test Generator, and Lesson Plans., Published by the American College of Sports Medicine, this Third Edition continues to recognize the Personal Trainer as a professional in the continuum of creating healthy lifestyles. The book provides the tools and scientific evidence needed to create safe and effective exercise programs. It also acts as the official preparation book for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification exam. Providing essential information for both beginning and experienced Personal Trainers, this text provides an introduction to the profession along with coverage of exercise physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, motor learning, and nutrition. The Personal Trainer will learn how to establish goals for clients and how to assess strength, flexibility, and risk as well as develop resistance, cardiorespiratory, and flexibility training programs. This edition features a new section dedicated exclusively to Behavior Modification and new and updated color photographs. Important concepts are now highlighted for easy review and reference.

LC Classification NumberGV428.7.A47 2010