Books in the American College of Sports Medicine series

Provides a step-by-step approach to using metabolic equations, from basic math principles to applying the equations to an exercise plan. This handbook features chapters that focus separately on each equation, provide an easy-to-follow process of solving, and demonstrate the varied uses of the equation in clinical as well as fitness settings.

Provides the theoretical foundation of behavior change and then offers specific strategies, tools, and methods you can use to motivate and inspire your clients to be active, exercise, and stay healthy. This title helps you access practical resources that you can use immediately on the job with forms, checklists, charts, worksheets, and more.

Covers major aspects of preventive rehabilitative and fitness programs and the main points from position stands of the American College of Sports Medicine. This book includes topics on assessment of physical activity, applied exercise programming, arthritic diseases and conditions, and neuromuscular diseases and exercise.

Lippincott® Connect Featured TitlePurchase of the new print edition of this Lippincott® Connect title includes lifetime access to the digital version of the book, plus related materials such as videos and multiple-choice Q&A and self-assessments.Reflecting the authoritative expertise of the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Certification Review, 6th Edition, prepares users to successfully pass certification exams and become an ACSM Certified Personal trainer (ACSM-CPT), ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP), or ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM- CEP). This easy-to-use review combines career-specific information with assessment tools and application-based exercises to boost test-taking confidence and help users ensure a seamless transition to practice.   Content in this 6th Edition has been updated to align with the latest edition of ACSM'sGuidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription and reorganized to strengthen connections between the material users will encounter on their exams and how they will apply that knowledge in practice.