ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition Paperback (1975150198)
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ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition Paperback (1975150198)
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ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition (ISBN-13 9781975150198) is the flagship ACSM Book that sets the professional standard for exercise testing and prescription across the United States. Published by the American College of Sports Medicine and edited by Gary Liguori, Yuri Feito, Charles Fountaine, and Brad A. Roy, this is the evidence-based reference that exercise professionals use to move from current research to actual clinical and training decisions.
Whether you are a working fitness professional building your reference library or a student preparing for an ACSM certification exam, this ACSM 11th Edition gives you the authoritative, up-to-date standard the field works from.
About This ACSM Book
The ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing cover the full pipeline from pre-participation health screening and fitness assessment through exercise programming for diverse populations. This ACSM Book translates the most current research in exercise science into practical, implementable guidance that professionals can actually apply, whether they work with healthy adults, older populations, or individuals with chronic health conditions.
As a sports medicine textbook and professional reference in one, the 11th Edition reflects updated evidence across cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and metabolic assessment. The ACSM Exercise Prescription sections are organized by population and condition, which makes it faster to use when you need guidance for a specific client or patient rather than a general principle. That organization is exactly why this ACSM Guidelines For Exercise Testing reference is found on the desk of exercise physiologists and clinical practitioners across the country.
What ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription Covers
• Pre-participation health screening: risk stratification tools and when to refer clients for medical clearance before testing
• Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment: maximal and submaximal exercise testing protocols including VO2max measurement
• Musculoskeletal fitness testing: strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and balance assessment methods
• Body composition assessment: skinfold, circumference, and bioelectrical impedance methods and their interpretation
• Exercise prescription principles: FITT-VP framework for frequency, intensity, time, type, volume, and progression
• ACSM Exercise Prescription for healthy adults: aerobic, resistance, flexibility, and neuromotor training guidelines
• Special populations: exercise testing and prescription for older adults, youth, and pregnancy
• Exercise management for chronic conditions: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cancer
• Behavioral strategies and motivational approaches for long-term exercise adherence
• Emergency procedures and safety protocols for exercise testing environments
Key Features of ACSM's Guidelines, 11th Edition
• The flagship ACSM Book from the American College of Sports Medicine, the defining professional body in exercise science
• 11th Edition: updated evidence across assessment, prescription, and special population guidelines
• 513 pages covering the full exercise testing and prescription workflow
• Edited by Gary Liguori, Yuri Feito, Charles Fountaine, and Brad A. Roy
• Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), April 2021
• Required reading for ACSM CPT, EP-C, and RCEP certification candidates
• ACSM 11th Edition in a compact, portable paperback format
• ISBN-13 9781975150198, authentic LWW original paperback, free US shipping
Who Should Use This ACSM Guidelines Book?
Certified personal trainers use this personal trainer book as their primary evidence-based reference for designing safe, effective programs. Exercise physiologists in clinical, research, and corporate wellness settings keep it as the standard they cite when making assessment and programming decisions.
Athletic trainers, physical therapists, and occupational therapists working with exercise components in their practice use the special populations and chronic conditions sections regularly. Students in kinesiology, exercise science, physical education, and related health science programs use this sports medicine textbook as a core course text and then keep it as a desk reference throughout their careers.
ACSM certification candidates for the CPT, EP-C, RCEP, and other credentials use the ACSM 11th Edition as their primary study resource because the certification exams are built around its content. If your exam is ACSM-based, this is the book that aligns most directly with what you will be tested on.
Why Choose the ACSM 11th Edition?
The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, and their Guidelines represent the current consensus of the profession. Choosing the ACSM Guidelines For Exercise Testing means working from that consensus directly, not from a textbook author's interpretation of it.
The 11th Edition is also meaningfully updated from the 10th. The evidence base in exercise science moves faster than a certification candidate might expect, and the ACSM Guidelines reflect that movement. For professionals whose recommendations need to be defensible, working from the current edition of the ACSM Book rather than an older one is not just good practice. It is the professional standard.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription?
A: It is the flagship reference from the American College of Sports Medicine covering exercise testing and prescription standards. The 11th Edition covers pre-participation screening, fitness assessment, and exercise programming for both healthy and clinical populations.
Q: What is the ISBN-13 for ACSM's Guidelines, 11th Edition?
A: The ISBN-13 is 9781975150198 (ISBN-10: 1975150198). Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Q: Is this the latest edition of ACSM's Guidelines?
A: This is the 11th Edition, published April 2021. Confirm whether a newer edition has been released by ACSM before purchasing if currency is critical for your certification program.
Q: Who should use the ACSM Guidelines 11th Edition?
A: Personal trainers, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, clinical exercise physiologists, physical therapists, and students in kinesiology, exercise science, and sports medicine programs use it as their primary reference.
Q: Is this required for ACSM certification?
A: Yes. ACSM's Guidelines is a core reference for ACSM certification exams including the Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C), and Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) credentials.
Q: Is this an original paperback?
A: Yes. Wisdom Hatch Inc. sells an authentic original LWW paperback of ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edition.
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