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• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Accessing the HKPropel Online Video
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: The Exercise Science Profession
• Accreditation
• Certification
• National Boards
• Licensure
• Statutory Certification
• Careers
• 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
• Chapter 2. Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification
• Preliminary Health Evaluation
• Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram
• 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 and Monitor Physical Activity
• 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
• Chapter 5. Designing Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programs
• Exercise Prescription
• Aerobic Training Methods and Modes
• Personalized Exercise Programs
• Chapter 6. Assessing Muscular Fitness
• Definition of Terms
• Static Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment
• Dynamic Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment
• Muscular Power Assessment
• Additional Considerations for Muscular Fitness Testing
• Muscular Fitness Testing of Older Adults
• Muscular Fitness Testing of Children
• Chapter 7. Designing Resistance Training Programs
• Types of Resistance Training
• Program Variables for Dynamic Resistance Training
• Developing Resistance Training Programs
• Alternative Resistance Training Strategies
• Other Considerations
• Muscular Soreness
• 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
• 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
• Chapter 10. Assessing Flexibility
• Basics of Flexibility
• Assessment of Flexibility
• Flexibility Testing of Older Adults
• Chapter 11. Designing Programs for Flexibility and Low Back Care
• Training Principles
• Stretching Techniques and Methods
• Designing Flexibility Programs: Exercise Prescription
• Stretching for Injury Prevention and Muscle Performance
• Designing Low Back Care Exercise Programs
• 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
• Appendix A. Health and Fitness Appraisal
• Appendix A.1 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+)
• Appendix A.2 Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+)
• Appendix A.3 Medical History Questionnaire
• Appendix A.4 Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms of Disease
• Appendix A.5 Lifestyle Evaluation
• Appendix A.6 Fantastic Lifestyle Checklist
• Appendix A.7 Informed Consent
• Appendix A.8 Websites for Selected Professional Organizations and Institutes
• Appendix B. Cardiorespiratory Assessments
• Appendix B.1 Summary of Graded Exercise Test and Cardiorespiratory Field Test Protocols
• Appendix B.2 OMNI Rating of Perceived Exertion Scales
• Appendix B.3 Rockport Fitness Charts
• Appendix B.4 Analysis of Sample Case Study in Chapter 5
• Appendix C. Muscular Fitness Exercises and Norms
• Appendix C.1 Standardized Testing Protocols for Digital Handheld Dynamometry
• Appendix C.2 1-RM Squat and Bench Press Norms for Adults
• Appendix C.3 Isometric Exercises
• Appendix C.4 Dynamic Resistance Training Exercises
• Appendix D. Body Composition Assessments
• Appendix D.1 Prediction Equations for Residual Volume
• Appendix D.2 Standardized Sites for Skinfold Measurements
• Appendix D.3 Skinfold Sites for Jackson’s Generalized Skinfold Equations
• Appendix D.4 Standardized Sites for Circumference Measurements
• Appendix D.5 Standardized Sites for Bony Breadth Measurements
• Appendix D.6 Ashwell Body Shape Chart
• Appendix E. Energy Intake and Expenditure
• Appendix E.1 Food Record and RDA Profile
• Appendix E.2 Physical Activity Log
• Appendix E.3 Gross Energy Expenditure for Select Exercises, Sports, Recreational Activities, and Activities of Daily Living
• Appendix F. Flexibility and Low Back Care Exercises
• Appendix F.1 Selected Flexibility Exercises
• Appendix F.2 Safe Exercises and Exercises to Use With Caution
• Appendix F.3 Exercises for Low Back Care
• List of Abbreviations
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Authors
• Earn Continuing Education Credits