A text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness. It summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. It provides a resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications.

The single most internationally read and referenced text in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual succinctly summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. This gold-standard text is a convenient, one-stop resource for the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications. Written by international experts in numerous fields, the eighth edition is fully compatible with newly released physical activity guidelines from the United States Department of Health and Human Services and state-of-the-art, research-based recommendations. There is a companion website for instructors that will offer a test generator, an image bank, PowerPoint slides, and a WebCT/BlackBoard-ready course cartridge. A student Website will offer the fully searchable text.

• Preface Nota Bene Contributors Abbreviations SECTION I. HEALTH APPRAISAL, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND SAFETY OF EXERCISE CHAPTER 1. BENEFITS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHAPTER 2. PRE-PARTICIPATION HEALTH SCREENING AND RISK STRATIFICATION SECTION II. EXERCISE TESTING CHAPTER 3. PRE-EXERCISE EVALUATIONS CHAPTER 4. HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL TESTING AND INTERPRETATION CHAPTER 5. CLINICAL EXERCISE TESTING CHAPTER 6. INTERPRETATION OF CLINICAL EXERCISE TEST DATA SECTION III. EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION CHAPTER 7. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION CHAPTER 8. EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTHY POPULATIONS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 9. EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC DISEASE CHAPTER 10. EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION FOR OTHER CLINICAL POPULATIONS SECTION IV. APPENDICES Appendix A. COMMON MEDICATIONS Appendix B. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Appendix C. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) INTERPRETATION Appendix D. METABOLIC CALCULATIONS Appendix E. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Appendix F. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE CERTIFICATIONS Index