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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 Questions Chapter 2. Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification Preliminary Health Evaluation Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram Review Questions 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 Review Questions 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 Questions Chapter 5. Designing Cardiorespiratory Exercise Programs The Exercise Prescription Aerobic Training Methods and Modes Personalized Exercise Programs Review Questions Chapter 6. Assessing Muscular Fitness Definition of Terms Static Strength and Muscular Endurance Assessment Dynamic Strength and Muscle Endurance Assessment Muscular Power Assessment Additional Considerations for Muscular Fitness Testing Muscular Fitness Testing of Older Adults Muscular Fitness Testing of Children Review Questions 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 Review Questions 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 Questions 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 Questions Chapter 10. Assessing Flexibility Basics of Flexibility Assessment of Flexibility Flexibility Testing of Older Adults Review Questions 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 Review Questions 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 Questions Appendix A. Health and Fitness Appraisal A.1 Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (Par-Q+) A.2 Electronic Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (ePARmed-X+) A.3 Medical History Questionnaire A.4 Risk Factors, Signs, and Symptoms of Disease 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 OMNI Rating of Perceived Exertion Scales B.3 Rockport Fitness Charts B.4 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 Select Exercises, Sports, Recreational Activities, and Activities of Daily Living Appendix F. Flexibility and Low Back Care Exercises F.1 Selected Flexibility Exercises F.2 Safe Exercises and Exercises to Use With Caution F.3 Exercises for Low Back Care
Ann L. Gibson, PhD, FACSM, is a professor and researcher in exercise science at the University of New Mexico, with research interests in body composition and physiological responses to exercise. She has presented obesity research internationally and has published original research in journals such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA). Gibson resides in New Mexico, where she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and gardening. Dale R. Wagner, PhD, FACSM, is a professor of exercise physiology at Utah State University. His research interests include body composition assessment and exercise physiology at high altitude. He has been an active researcher for 25 years and has authored over 80 peer-reviewed journal publications. Wagner is a member of and holds certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP). He is a past president of the Southwest chapter of the ACSM and of ASEP, is a research council member of the Wilderness Medical Society, and is a former associate editor of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. In his spare time, Wagner enjoys mountaineering, road and mountain cycling, and international travel. Vivian H. Heyward, PhD, is a regents' professor emerita at the University of New Mexico, where she taught physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription courses for 26 years. In addition to the previous editions of this book, she authored two editions of Applied Body Composition Assessment (Human Kinetics, 1996, 2004) as well as numerous articles in research and professional journals dealing with various aspects of physical fitness assessment and exercise prescription. Heyward has received many professional awards, including the SWACSM Recognition Award for distinguished professional achievement and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois and the State University of New York at Cortland. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, nature photography, golfing, and snowshoeing. Heyward resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.