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Exercise ACSM's Exercise is Medicine™ A Clinician's Guide to Exercise Prescription |  | Item | : | 9781582557397 | | Pub Date | : | Feb 2009 | | Pages | : | 272 | | Illustrations | : | 27 | | Cover | : | Softbound | | Trim Size | : | 6.125" x 9.125" (15.6 x 23.2 cm) | | Author | : | Steven Jonas MD, MPH, MS | | | | Edward M Phillips MD |
Exercise is Medicine™ is an American College of Sports Medicine initiative to "make physical activity and exercise a standard part of a disease prevention and treatment medical paradigm." This book will teach practitioners how to motivate and instruct patients on the importance of exercise and how to design practical exercise programs for patients of all ages and fitness levels, as well as those with special conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, and cancer. Coverage includes in-depth discussions of both the lifestyle exercise approach to exercising regularly and the structured exercise approach.
Table of Contents
Introduction: What This Book Is About
On Clinician Engagement and Counseling
On Organizing the Practice
Risk Assessment and Exercise Screening
Mobilizing Motivation: Basic Concepts
Mobilizing Motivation: The Wellness Pathway
Mobilizing Motivation: Behavior Change Pyramid
Getting Started as a Regular Exerciser
- Edward M. Phillips, Jen Capell, and Steven Jonas
The Exercise Prescription
- Jen Capell and Edward M. Phillips
Staying Active
- Edward M. Phillips, Jen Capell, and Steven Jonas
TSTEP: Training Programs by the Minute
Choosing the Activities, Sport, or Sports
Technique and Equipment
Special Conditions
Exercise in Children: "Exercise is a Family Affair"
- Evonne Kaplan-Liss and Mary Ellen Renna
Finding the Fun in Regular Exercise
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Resources |
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