Acsm Fitness Book (American College of Sports Med) [Paperback]

American College of Sports Medicine (Author), ACSM (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997 | Series: American College of Sports Med

Let the fitness experts at the American College of Sports Medicine help you maintain a healthy weight, increase strength and flexibility, invigorate your heart and lungs, and feel great. Highlights include a color-coded format and step-by-step instructions to customize your program, 67 photos showing proper technique for strength and flexibility exercises, assessment tools to start your program at the right fitness level, an easy-to-use log for recording your progress, and guidelines for choosing fitness equipment, buying videotapes, and joining fitness facilities. The exercise program presented in the ACSM Fitness Book conforms to the Surgeon General's guidelines and will meet all of your essential fitness needs.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"This book is full of good advice on the health benefits of regular physical activity. It provides information about specific exercises and activities, helps you increase your motivational readiness, and gives you the behavioral skills to become more active. Use this material to permanently increase your physical activity and reap the enormous health benefits that will result."

Steven N. Blair, PED, FACSM President, 1996-1997 American College of Sports Medicine

About the Author

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is dedicated to promoting healthier lifestyles for people around the globe through scientific research, education, and the practical application of knowledge in sports medicine and exercise science. The ACSM’s more than 16,000 members in almost 60 countries work in a wide range of medical specialties, allied health professions, and scientific disciplines. This diversity and expertise makes the ACSM the largest, most respected sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (Trade); 2nd edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880117834
• ISBN-13: 978-0880117838
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,561,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for complete fitness novices, May 12, 2000

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T. Evans (Mississippi, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acsm Fitness Book (American College of Sports Med) (Paperback)

If you want to get in shape, but have no idea how to do so and are too embarrassed to go to a gym, then this book is for you.

The book begins by having the reader take a self-assessment test wich is composed of a 1-mile walk/run, push-ups, and toe touch. Don't feel bad if you can't do any of the above, the book covers that situation. From there, in a user-friendly, color-coded format, the book helps you design a program that fits your needs.

I bought the book thinking it would help me design a weight-training program for myself. It isn't that advanced. All of the resistance training it contains can be performed sith just your body weight and some common household items (such as water bottles).

For a complete novice, this is where to begin. If, like me, you're a little more advanced, but want help in setting up a weight-lifting program, then I recommend Weight Training Steps to Success by Baechle and Groves.