ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / senior editor, Cemal Ozemek ; associate editors, Amanda R. Bonikowske, Jeffrey W. Christle, Paul M. Gallo.

Author/creator American College of Sports Medicine
Format Book
EditionTwelfth edition.
PublicationPhiladelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, [2026]
Descriptionxxxvi, 645 pages ; 21 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorOzemek, Cemal, editor.
Other author/creatorBonikowske, Amanda R., editor.
Other author/creatorChristle, Jeffrey W., editor.
Other author/creatorGallo, Paul M., editor.
Variant title American College of Sports Medicine's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Variant title Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Contents Benefits and Risks Associated with Physical Activity -- Preparticipation Evaluation -- Health-Related Physical Fitness Testing and Interpretation -- Clinical Exercise Testing and Interpretation -- General Principles of Exercise Prescription -- Exercise Prescription for Healthy Populations with Special Considerations -- Environmental Considerations for Exercise Prescription -- Exercise Prescription for Individuals with Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases -- Exercise Prescription for Individuals with Metabolic Disease and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors -- Exercise Testing and Prescription for Populations with Other Chronic Diseases and Health Conditions -- Neurologic Diseases, Conditions, and Disorders -- Behavior-based Strategy to Promote Physical Activity and Exercise.
Abstract "ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and prescription delivers best-practice instructions on how to administer exercise tests across both healthy and clinical populations; and how to prescribe exercise to those populations after completing and interpreting those tests. It serves as the basis for practice for health and fitness professionals; allied health practitioners; researchers; and sports medicine practitioners teams physicians. Even other health and fitness organizations turn to ACSM for guidance on best practices"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription Twelfth edition. Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, [2026] 9781975219246
LCCN 2024055140
ISBN9781975219215 paperback
ISBN197521921X paperback
ISBN1975219201 (spiral bound)
ISBN9781975219208 (spiral bound)
ISBN(epub)

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