4 Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is one of the five health-related components of physical fitness (CRF,…
9 Special Considerations across the Lifespan: Pregnancy, Children and Youth, and Older Adults For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION This chapter addresses exercise testing,…
8 General Principles of Exercise Prescription For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION Common sense, the ancients, modern research, and practice all point toward the…
23 Special Considerations for Physical and Intellectual Disabilities For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION This chapter presents background information and special considerations related to…
11 Special Considerations for Cardiovascular Diseases: Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplantation For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION Patients with advanced chronic heart failure…
7 Flexibility and Functional Movement Assessments For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION Assessments for flexibility and functional movement ability have historically been treated as…
19 Special Considerations for Chronic Pain For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION The most recent U.S. statistics, from 2012, showed that the total cost…
17 Special Considerations for Asthma and Interstitial Lung Disease For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the background and special considerations for…
3 Preparticipation Screening For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION The link between living a physically active lifestyle and the accompanying reduction in several chronic…
22 Special Considerations for Psychological Health For additional ancillary materials related to this chapter, please visit thePoint. INTRODUCTION Depression and anxiety are forms of psychological distress, which are often comorbid…
