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• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Video Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Physical Activity, Health, and Chronic Disease
• Physical Activity, Health, and Disease: An Overview
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hypertension
• Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia
• Tobacco
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Obesity and Overweight
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Cancer
• Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders
• Aging
• Cognitive Performance
• Exercise as Medicine
• Review Material
• Chapter 2: Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification
• Preliminary Health Evaluation
• Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram
• Review Material
• Chapter 3: Principles of Assessment, Prescription, and Exercise Program Adherence
• Physical Fitness Testing
• Basic Principles for Exercise Program Design
• Exercise Program Adherence
• Using Technology to Promote Physical Activity
• Review Material
• Chapter 4: Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Definition of Terms
• Graded Exercise Testing: Guidelines and Procedures
• Maximal Exercise Test Protocols
• Submaximal Exercise Test Protocols
• Field Tests for Assessing Aerobic Fitness
• Exercise Testing for Children and Older Adults
• Review Material
• Chapter 5: Designing Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programs
• The Exercise Prescription
• Aerobic Training Methods and Modes
• Personalized Exercise Programs
• Review Material
• Chapter 6: Assessing Muscular Fitness
• Definition of Terms
• Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment
• Muscular Power Assessment
• Sources of Measurement Error in Muscular Fitness Testing
• Additional Considerations for Muscular Fitness Testing
• Muscular Fitness Testing of Older Adults
• Muscular Fitness Testing of Children
• Review Material
• Chapter 7: Designing Resistance Training Programs
• Types of Resistance Training
• Developing Resistance Training Programs
• Common Questions About Resistance Training
• Effects of Resistance Training Programs
• Muscular Soreness
• Review Material
• Chapter 8: Assessing Body Composition
• Classification and Uses of Body Composition Measures
• Body Composition Models
• Reference Methods for Assessing Body Composition
• Field Methods for Assessing Body Composition
• Review Material
• Chapter 9: Designing Weight Management and Body Composition Programs
• Obesity, Overweight, and Underweight: Definitions and Trends
• Obesity: Types and Causes
• Weight Management Principles and Practices
• Designing Weight Management Programs: Preliminary Steps
• Designing Weight Loss Programs
• Designing Weight Gain Programs
• Designing Programs to Improve Body Composition
• Review Material
• Chapter 10: Assessing Flexibility
• Basics of Flexibility
• Assessment of Flexibility
• Flexibility Testing of Older Adults
• Review Material
• Chapter 11: Designing Programs for Flexibility and Low Back Care
• Training Principles
• Stretching Methods
• Designing Flexibility Programs: Exercise Prescription
• Designing Low Back Care Exercise Programs
• Review Material
• Chapter 12: Assessing Balance and Designing Balance Programs
• Definitions and Nature of Balance
• Factors Affecting Balance and Risk of Falling
• Assessment of Balance
• Designing Balance Training Programs
• Review Material
• Appendix A: Health and Fitness Appraisal
• A.1 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
• A.2 Medical History Questionnaire
• A.3 Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms of Disease
• A.4 Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+)
• A.5 Lifestyle Evaluation
• A.6 Fantastic Lifestyle Checklist
• A.7 Informed Consent
• A.8 Websites for Selected Professional Organizations and Institutes
• Appendix B: Cardiorespiratory Assessments
• B.1 Summary of Graded Exercise Test and Cardiorespiratory Field Test Protocols
• B.2 Rockport Fitness Charts
• B.3 Step Test Protocols
• B.4 OMNI Rating of Perceived Exertion Scales
• B.5 Analysis of Sample Case Study in Chapter 5
• Appendix C: Muscular Fitness Exercises and Norms
• C.1 Standardized Testing Protocols for Digital Handheld Dynamometry
• C.2 1-RM Squat and Bench Press Norms for Adults
• C.3 Isometric Exercises
• C.4 Dynamic Resistance Training Exercises
• Appendix D: Body Composition Assessments
• D.1 Prediction Equations for Residual Volume
• D.2 Standardized Sites for Skinfold Measurements
• D.3 Skinfold Sites for Jackson’s Generalized Skinfold Equations
• D.4 Standardized Sites for Circumference Measurements
• D.5 Standardized Sites for Bony Breadth Measurements
• D.6 Ashwell Body Shape Chart
• Appendix E: Energy Intake and Expenditure
• E.1 Food Record and RDA Profile
• E.2 Physical Activity Log
• E.3 Gross Energy Expenditure for Conditioning Exercises, Sports, and Recreational Activities
• Appendix F: Flexibility and Low Back Care Exercises
• F.1 Selected Flexibility Exercises
• F.2 Exercise Dos and Don’ts
• F.3 Exercises for Low Back Care
• List of Abbreviations
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Authors