TY - BOOK AU - Acevedo,Edmund O. AU - Starks,Michael A. TI - Exercise testing and prescription lab manual SN - 9780736087285 AV - RC683.5.E94 A24 2011 PY - 2011///] CY - Champaign, IL PB - Human Kinetics KW - Exercise tests KW - Laboratory manuals KW - Exercise therapy N1 - Includes bibliographical references; -- Pretest responsibilities; -- Orientation to lab instruments, procedures, and responsibilities; -- Calibrating lab instruments; -- Risk factor evaluation, medical history, and informed consent; -- Techniques in exercise testing; -- Heart rate and blood pressure assessment techniques; -- Skinfold and circumference assessment techniques; -- Assessing body fatness; -- Submaximal exercise test protocols; -- Evaluating muscular strength and endurance; -- Evaluating flexibility; -- Ecg placement and monitor operations; -- Exercise prescription; -- Metabolic calculations; -- Assessing participant goals and gaining commitment to physical activity; -- Prescriptions for initial conditioning, improvement, and maintenance; -- Case study reports; -- Appendix a: exercise testing and prescription forms; -- Appendix b: data collection worksheets; -- Appendix c: pharmacological effects on cardiorespiratory responses to exercise; -- Appendix d: metric conversions; -- Appendix e: metabolic and anthropometric equations; -- Appendix f: lab 11 answer key ER -