Advanced Fitness Assessment And Exercise Prescription

by Heyward, Vivian H.

• ISBN13: 9780736057325
• ISBN10: 0736057323
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-15
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Aims to provide exercise scientists with the knowledge and skills needed to assess the physical fitness status of apparently healthy individuals. This text uses a multi-disciplinary approach that synthesises concepts, principles and theories based on research in exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology and nutrition.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Physical Activity, Health, and Chronic Disease	1	(14)
Physical Activity, Health, and Disease: An Overview	1	(5)
Cardiovascular Disease	6	(1)
Hypertension	7	(2)
Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia	9	(1)
Cigarette Smoking	10	(1)
Diabetes Mellitus	10	(1)
Obesity and Overweight	11	(1)
Metabolic Syndrome	11	(1)
Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders	12	(1)
Review Material	13	(2)
Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification	15	(20)
Preliminary Health Evaluation	15	(8)
Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram	23	(9)
Sources for Equipment	32	(1)
Review Material	33	(2)
Principles of Assessment, Prescription, and Exercise Program Adherence	35	(20)
Physical Fitness Testing	36	(7)
Basic Principles for Exercise Program Design	43	(3)
Exercise Program Adherence	46	(2)
Certification and Licensure	48	(4)
Review Material	52	(3)
Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness	55	(38)
Definition of Terms	55	(1)
Graded Exercise Testing: Guidelines and Procedures	56	(5)
Maximal Exercise Test Protocols	61	(13)
Submaximal Exercise Test Protocols	74	(7)
Field Tests for Assessing Aerobic Fitness	81	(3)
Exercise Testing for Children and Older Adults	84	(4)
Sources for Equipment	88	(1)
Review Material	89	(4)
Designing Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programs	93	(24)
The Exercise Prescription	93	(11)
Aerobic Training Methods and Modes	104	(3)
Personalized Exercise Programs	107	(8)
Review Material	115	(2)
Assessing Muscular Fitness	117	(24)
Definition of Terms	117	(1)
Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment	118	(11)
Sources of Measurement Error in Muscular Fitness Testing	129	(2)
Additional Considerations for Muscular Fitness Testing	131	(2)
Muscular Fitness Testing of Older Adults	133	(4)
Muscular Fitness Testing of Children	137	(1)
Sources for Equipment	137	(2)
Review Material	139	(2)
Designing Resistance Training Programs	141	(30)
Types of Resistance Training	141	(8)
Developing Resistance Training Programs	149	(9)
Common Questions About Resistance Training	158	(4)
Effects of Resistance Training Programs	162	(4)
Muscular Soreness	166	(2)
Review Material	168	(3)
Assessing Body Composition	171	(42)
Classification and Uses of Body Composition Measures	171	(1)
Body Composition Models	172	(1)
Reference Methods for Assessing Body Composition	173	(11)
Field Methods for Assessing Body Composition	184	(22)
Sources for Equipment	206	(4)
Review Material	210	(3)
Designing Weight Management and Body Composition Programs	213	(32)
Obesity, Overweight, and Underweight: Definitions and Trends	213	(3)
Obesity: Types and Causes	216	(3)
Weight Management Principles and Practices	219	(2)
Well-Balanced Nutrition	221	(4)
Designing Weight-Management Programs: Preliminary Steps	225	(6)
Designing Weight-Loss Programs	231	(9)
Designing Weight-Gain Programs	240	(1)
Designing Programs to Improve Body Composition	240	(2)
Review Material	242	(3)
Assessing Flexibility	245	(20)
Basics of Flexibility	245	(2)
Assessment of Flexibility	247	(12)
Flexibility Testing of Older Adults	259	(3)
Sources for Equipment	262	(1)
Review Material	262	(3)
Designing Programs for Flexibility and Low Back Care	265	(12)
Training Principles	265	(1)
Stretching Methods	266	(3)
Designing Flexibility Programs: Exercise Prescription	269	(3)
Designing Low Back Care Exercise Programs	272	(3)
Review Material	275	(2)
Appendix A Health and Fitness Appraisal	277	(30)
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)	278	(2)
Medical History Questionnaire	280	(2)
Checklist for Signs and Symptoms of Disease	282	(2)
Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (PARmed-X)	284	(4)
Lifestyle Evaluation	288	(4)
Informed Consent	292	(2)
Sample ECG Tracings	294	(9)
Analysis of Sample Case Study in Chapter 5	303	(3)
Web Sites for Selected Professional Organizations and Institutes	306	(1)
Appendix B Cardiorespiratory Assessments	307	(8)
Summary of Graded Exercise Test and Cardiorespiratory Field Test Protocols	308	(2)
Rockport Fitness Charts	310	(2)
Step Test Protocols	312	(3)
Appendix C Muscular Fitness Exercises and Norms	315	(14)
Average Strength, Endurance, and Power Values for Isokinetic (Omni-Tron) Tests	316	(2)
Isometric Exercises	318	(4)
Dynamic Resistance Training Exercises	322	(7)
Appendix D Body Composition Assessments	329	(10)
Prediction Equations for Residual Volume	330	(1)
Standardized Sites for Skinfold Measurements	331	(5)
Skinfold Sites for Jackson's Generalized Skinfold Equations	336	(1)
Standardized Sites for Circumference Measurements	337	(1)
Standardized Sites for Bony Breadth Measurements	338	(1)
Appendix E Energy Intake and Expenditure	339	(18)
Food Record and RDA Profile	340	(2)
Sample Computerized Analysis of Food Intake	342	(5)
Physical Activity Log	347	(1)
Gross Energy Expenditure for Conditioning Exercises, Sports, and Recreational Activities	348	(5)
Healthy Eating Pyramids	353	(4)
Appendix F Flexibility and Low Back Care Exercises	357	(20)
Selected Flexibility Exercises	358	(9)
Exercise Do's and Don'ts	367	(5)
Exercises for Low Back Care	372	(5)
List of Abbreviations	377	(2)
Glossary	379	(12)
References	391	(26)
Index	417	(8)
About the Author	425