Exercise on prescription : cardiovascular activity for health /
John Buckley, Jane Holmes and Gareth Mapp.
- Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
- xiii, 232 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Well-being, health, physical activity, exercise and fitness -- The links between cardiovascular health, physical activity and exercise -- Psychological aspects of physical activity and exercise -- The science of aerobic exercise -- The importance of understanding and acknowledging training status -- Monitoring exercise responses: heart rate, ratings of perceived exertion and blood pressure -- Prescribing activity and exercise for health and fitness -- Protocols for predicting and estimating aerobic activity -- User friendly tables and charts for prescribing exercise with aerobic equipment -- Muscle, bone and joint considerations for cardiovascular exercise -- Activity and exercise considerations for high blood pressure and heart disease -- Health and exercise consultations.