ACSM's Exercise is Medicine: A Clinician's Guide to Exercise Prescription

Teaches 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.

Key Features:

• Exercise programs for all ages and fitness levels
• Practical and easy to read
• Special programs for patient populations such as: obstetric patient, diabetic, cancer, arthritic, asthmatic, and obese patients

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Jonas, Steven; Phillips, Edward M.

ISBN:

978-1-58-255739-7

Specialty:

• Advanced Practice
• Exercise Science
• Nurse Practitioner
• Physician Assistant
• Sports Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

272

Publication Year:

2009

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

85

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