Flexitest: An Innovative Flexibility Assessment Method - Couverture souple

De Araujo, Claudio Gil Soares

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0736034021 ISBN 13 : 9780736034029

Editeur : Human Kinetics Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

This volume provides an easy-to-learn method of assessing flexibility of around 20 different joints using a simple grading system called "Flexitest". Statistical information is available for male and female subjects, aged from five to 85, with data of over 400 athletes from different sports.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Claudio Gil Soares de Araújo, MD, MSc, PhD, is a professor at Gama Filho University and medical director of CLINIMEX in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A practicing physician in exercise and sports medicine who is dedicated to productive research, he has used Flexitest on more than 4,000 subjects in his practice since 1979.

Dr. Araújo has worked in supervised exercise programs and cardiopulmonary exercise testing since the 1980s. He also coordinated the medical evaluation of the Brazilian athletes during the 1988 and 1996 Olympic Games.

He earned his MD, MSc, and PhD from the University Federal Rio de Janeiro. As part of his medical training, he was a research fellow in cardiorespiratory and exercise areas in 1979 at McMaster University in Canada. Dr. Araújo is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) fellow, committee member, and presenter at ACSM annual meetings.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0736034021
• ISBN 13: 9780736034029
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible