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Health fitness instructor's handbook / Edward T. Howley and B. Don Franks.

By: Howley, Edward T, 1943-.
Contributor(s): Franks, B. Don.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 1997Edition: 3rd edition.Description: xiv, 538 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0873229584 .Subject(s): Physical fitness -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Physical fitness -- Testing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | HealthDDC classification: 613.71
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I Physical activity, fitness and health: Physical activity and health -- Physical fitness and performance -- Health appraisal -- Part II Scientific foundations of physical activity and fitness: Exercise physiology -- Functional anatomy and biomechanics -- Measurement and evaluation -- Energy costs of physical activity -- Part III Nutrition, body composition and weight management: Nutrition -- Body composition -- Weight management -- Part IV Components of fitness: Cardiorespiratory fitness -- Muscular strength and endurance -- Flexibility and low-back function -- Part V Exercise prescription for health and fitness: Exercise prescription for cardiorespiratory fitness -- Exercise prescription for strength, endurance and bone density -- Exercise prescription for flexibility and low-back function -- Exercise leadership for health and fitness -- Exercise prescriptions for special populations -- Part VI Exercise programming considerations: Human behavior/psychology, stress and health -- Behavior modification -- Injury prevention and treatment -- Exercise related to ECG and medications -- Program administration/management.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 613.71 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00015666
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Updated per the 1995 American College of Sports Medicine objectives for Health/Fitness Instructor and Exercise Leader certifications and the "Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health", this weighty reference in the "best of times and worst of times for physical activity professionals" provides guidance on: fitness appraisal, exercise tailored to particular populations and physiological functions, the biomechanics and energy costs of physical activity, nutrition and weight management, injury prevention and treatment, and program administration. Also features case studies, learning and performance objectives with material reviews, recommended dietary allowances, calculation of oxygen uptake/carbon dioxide production, and the effects of common medications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Bibliography: p. 502-522. - Includes index.

Introduction -- Part I Physical activity, fitness and health: Physical activity and health -- Physical fitness and performance -- Health appraisal -- Part II Scientific foundations of physical activity and fitness: Exercise physiology -- Functional anatomy and biomechanics -- Measurement and evaluation -- Energy costs of physical activity -- Part III Nutrition, body composition and weight management: Nutrition -- Body composition -- Weight management -- Part IV Components of fitness: Cardiorespiratory fitness -- Muscular strength and endurance -- Flexibility and low-back function -- Part V Exercise prescription for health and fitness: Exercise prescription for cardiorespiratory fitness -- Exercise prescription for strength, endurance and bone density -- Exercise prescription for flexibility and low-back function -- Exercise leadership for health and fitness -- Exercise prescriptions for special populations -- Part VI Exercise programming considerations: Human behavior/psychology, stress and health -- Behavior modification -- Injury prevention and treatment -- Exercise related to ECG and medications -- Program administration/management.

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