ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness

Name: ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness
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2nd Edition

By: Barbara A. Bushman, American College of Sports Medicine (Editor)

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Paperback | 10 May 2017 | Edition Number 2

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448 Pages

Age
18 - 99

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26 x 18 x 2

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Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts.

In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come.

The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created this book to bridge the gap between science and the practice of making personal lifestyle choices that promote health. This new edition contains age-specific advice within the framework of the latest research, thus helping you to avoid the lure of fads, unfounded myths, and misinformation. You will learn these strategies:

Incorporate the latest guidelines for physical activity and nutrition into your daily routine to improve your fitness and overall health.
Optimize your weight and increase strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and functional fitness.
Improve health and manage conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, pregnancy, and Alzheimer’s disease through exercise and nutrition.
Monitor, evaluate, and tailor your exercise program for optimal results.

Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity and dietary guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise and healthy nutrition choices into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every fitness enthusiast’s library.

Industry Reviews

"ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health is a must-read book for anyone who desires to live a long and healthy life. Written by experts from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this book offers practical and proven advice on staying active and eating right." Robert Sallis, MD, FACSM -- Co-Director of Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana CA "ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health helps you find your path to lifelong health. Backed by the latest research, this book will help you make informed, everyday decisions about eating right and being active. Learn from leading experts how individual choices today can add up to a lifetime of good health." Walt Thompson, PhD-- President, American College of Sports Medicine (2017-2018), Regents' Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University "The American College of Sports Medicine is the world's authority on physical activity, fitness, and health. In this volume, leading experts provide up-to-date guidance on adoption of an active, fit, and healthy lifestyle." Russell R. Pate, PhD-- Professor of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

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