TY - JOUR AU - Wagner, Dale R. AB - been the standard in the field for three cialties but many others are relatively un- BOOK REVIEWS decades. ASSESSMENT: The team of dis- known. However, nearly all of the chapter tinguished authors, led by Senior Editor authors hold terminal degrees and are as- Mitchell H. Whaley, PhD, has continued sociated with highly respected institutions. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise the huge success of ACSM’s Guidelines for FEATURES: The bulk of the book focuses Testing and Prescription, 7th Exercise Testing and Prescription. This on assessments/exercise testing, exercise Edition edition has been updated to include the training, and expected physiological adap- most current information and several new tations with exercise training for both Editor: Whaley, Mitchell H., PhD, sections. This is a must-have resource for healthy and diseased populations. Addi- FACSM Bibliographic Data: (ISBN: anyone in fields related to exercise testing tional content includes behavioral modifi- 0-7817-4506-3, Lippincott Williams & and prescription. SCORE: Weighted Nu- cation and administration of exercise pro- Wilkins, 2006, $32.95) 366 pages, spi- merical Score: 93 grams. The greatest asset of this book may ral bound cover. Subjects: Sports Reviewed by: Edward H. Heath, Ph.D. be its comprehensiveness as nearly every Medicine. (Utah State University College of Education) TI - ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 5th Edition JF - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise DO - 10.1249/01.mss.0000189075.58666.c2 DA - 2005-11-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/acsm-rsquo-s-resource-manual-for-guidelines-for-exercise-testing-and-ifG2e4HeTi SP - 2018 EP - 2018 VL - 37 IS - 11 DP - DeepDyve ER -