Exercise Prescription - The Physiological Foundations: A Guide for Health, Sport and Exercise Professionals - Couverture souple

Woolf-May, Kate

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0443100179 ISBN 13 : 9780443100178

Editeur : Churchill Livingstone, 2006

Synopsis

Using research-based evidence, this text provides current rationale for the types, intensity, and duration of physical activity that may be prescribed to populations with commonly occurring chronic ailments. The relationship between the etiology of these conditions and the physiological effects of physical exercise for these groups of patients is explained. This text is ideal for students on courses encompassing health-related exercise and exercise prescription such as sports science, physical therapy and occupational therapy, as well as exercise professionals who may deal with rehabilitation of special populations. The book is also an ideal reference for fitness instructors, sports trainers, and medical professionals.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A guide for health and exercise professionals which explains the relationship between the aetiology and pathology of common conditions and the physiological effects of physical exercise and activity for those groups of patients/clients. Guidelines for exercise prescription are given for each patient group including possible contraindications for exercise and the possible effects of medications. All the chapters dealing with different disorders follow the same structure making the book easy to learn from and refer to.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Churchill Livingstone
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0443100179
• ISBN 13: 9780443100178
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 284
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italie