$44.73	The Importance of Exercise Intensity for Health and for Prescribing Exercise (DVD) While the frequency and duration of exercise are the same for all persons, exercise intensity is more complex because it can be expressed in absolute terms (METs, Kcal min) and in relative terms (%VO2 max, % 1RM). Disagreement exists whether exercise intensity should be expressed relative to a maximal value (%VO2 max, %HRmax) or to a submaximal value (% above or below the lactate or ventilatory threshold). The Importance of Exercise Intensity for Health and for Prescribing Exercise discusses the importance of exercise intensity for various health states, as well as its importance for prescribing exercise.
$44.73	Readiness Screening for Physical Activity (DVD) Readiness Screening for Physical Activity presents a detailed overview of how health fitness professionals can properly assess the state of health and exercise capacity of individuals who want to undertake an exercise program. The DVD reviews 10 simple questions that may be answered in a yes no format that can yield essential pre-exercise screening information. Among the topics covered: why pre-exercise screening is necessary, how to administer a 10-question, pre-physical activity questionnaire to prospective exercisers, how pre-exercise screening can lower the level of legal liability for health fitness professionals and organizations, and how to prop [...].
$44.73	Pre-Exercise Screening for Health/Fitness Facilities (DVD) The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association have strongly recommended pre-exercise screening for adults who want to start moderately vigorous exercise. Pre-Exercise Screening for Health Fitness Facilities provides a stepwise plan for gathering information relevant to proper screening and the content is correlated to these ACSM/AHA recommendations. If used along with the ACSM/AHA recommendations, the guidelines presented in the DVD give health fitness professionals an invaluable resource concerning how to effectively screen clients who want to participate in moderately vigorous exercise.
$44.73	Exercise Through Menopause (DVD) Exercise Through Menopause reviews the role that exercise can play in dealing with the symptoms and increased health risks associated with traversing menopause. The DVD discusses what type of training should be included in an exercise prescription to help empower women in their midlife to take charge of their health and their bodies. Among the topics covered: physiologic changes and health effects associated with menopause, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, weight management, and pelvic floor issues related to menopause, exercise prescription guidelines for midlife women, and how to correctly perform pelvic floor (Kegel) exercises. Produced in coop [...].
$72.95	Exercise and Circulation in Health and Disease Book (Copyright 2000, 360 pages) Here is the consummate text for anyone interested in learning how the cardiovascular system is regulated. Exercise and Circulation in Health and Disease is an expansive, broad-based reference that explores the functioning cardiovascular system from an integrative viewpoint. This text includes both historical developments and recent findings on the diverse aspects of cardiovascular function. Exercise and Circulation in Health and Disease was inspired by the presentations of scientists from around the world at the Danish Academy of Science in Copenhagen and features the research and analysis of more than 40 internationally recognized authorities. Exercis [...].
$39.95	Genetics Primer for Exercise Science and Health - 1st Edition (Book) Genetics Primer for Exercise Science and Health is the first text dedicated to the basic concepts of genetics in relation to the broad range of topics in exercise science and health. Author Stephen M. Roth, Ph.D., makes the content comprehensible for readers who are unfamiliar with genetics without sacrificing the foundational and critical understanding necessary for interpreting research findings and incorporating genetics into research programs. Genetics Primer for Exercise Science and Health maintains a practical focus and addresses common concerns when preparing to study genetics, such as how to use online search tools to identify existing research [...].
$44.73	Bone Health & Bone Health & Exercise Throughout the Lifespan reviews why exercising to develop and maintain healthy bones is important at all stages of life. In that regard, the DVD discusses how bone mass changes over a person's lifespan, and details the principles of exercise for increasing bone strength and promoting healthy bones. The DVD covers the key risk factors for osteoporosis and provides an overview of how to design an exercise program that enhances bone health (featuring weight-bearing activities and strength training) that is specific to the needs of various populations (youth, adults, and individuals with osteopenia osteoporosis). Among the topics cov [...].
$44.73	Major Cardiac Risk Factor Screening and the Role of Exercise in Preventing CHD (DVD) Major Cardiac Risk Factor Screening and the Role of Exercise in Preventing CHD reviews the eight major cardiac risk factors facing all individuals. The DVD also explains how health fitness professionals can screen prospective clients for coronary heart disease (CHD). Finally, in a straightforward manner, the DVD details how health fitness professionals can properly address CHD screening data with their clients, before their clients initiate an exercise program. Among the topics covered: why pre-exercise screening is necessary, how to conduct CHD risk assessment for pre-exercise screening, why pre-exercise screening can reduce legal liability for health [...].
$44.73	Exercise Testing and Program Design: A Fitness Professional's Guide (DVD) by Barry A Exercise Testing and Program Design: A Fitness Professional's Guide is for anyone with serious interest in fitness, both personal and professional. Addressing society's surge in obesity, in the context of an obesity-conducive environment, this program discusses heart disease, fitness and mortality, the benefits of aerobic activity, new insights regarding exercise programming, and the importance and difficulties of exercise adherence. To put cardio health and the benefits of exercise into perspective, viewers are reminded that more than 2,800 Americans die each day of cardiovascular disease. Fitness professionals and exercise enthusiasts alike will find [...].
$44.73	The Science and Practice of Designing Exercise Programs for the Overweight and Obese Client (DVD) The Science and Practice of Designing Exercise Programs for the Overweight and Obese Client presents a detailed guide to how to design exercise programs for clients who are moderately to severely overweight. The DVD is designed to provide health fitness professionals with information that will enable them to gain a better understanding of the use and limitations of exercise for weight management and to provide practical recommendations for designing safe and effective exercise programs. Among the topics covered: health risks of obesity, research synopsis comparing diet vs. exercise, ineffectiveness of exercise without dietary changes, FITT principle ap [...].
$44.73	Health Wealth: Spending Health Dollars Wisely (DVD) The entire medical system in the United States addresses disease. The overlooked key point, however, is that disease costs, while health saves. Regrettably, a cost benefit formula concerning the health-care consequences of physical exercise has not yet been developed. Well-documented clinical studies exist, however, that unequivocally address the positive impact that exercise has on health-care costs. Health Wealth: Spending Health Dollars Wisely presents a detailed review of the issues involved and explains why it is everyone's responsibility to convey the message of the value-added consequences of engaging in physical activity on a regular basis to t [...].
$66.95	Exercise Psychology Book (Copyright 2002, 344 pages) Awareness of the importance of exercise and physical activity to long-term health has never been greater. In the United States alone, 200,000 deaths annually are attributed to coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, colon cancer, and other diseases that result from physical inactivity. Growing evidence also suggests that inactivity is also a contributor to poor mental health. Despite this awareness, physical activity remains below recommended levels in developed countries around the world. Only one-fourth of the adult population in the United States exercises at levels high enough to maintain cardio respiratory fitness and to reduce the risk of prema [...].
$44.73	The Dose-Response Issue in Exercise Prescription (DVD) The DVD features Dr. William Haskell's keynote presentation from the 1999 ACSM Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the DVD, Dr. Haskell provides an update on the scientific basis for the recently published guidelines for performing exercise to improve health. The Dose-Response Issue in Exercise Prescription reviews the guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the American College of Sports MedicineÑall of which have recommended that an individual's goal should be to perform moderate-intensity exercise for 30 minutes or more on most days. Among the topics covered: [...].
$88.44	2008 ACSM Health/Fitness Summit Keynote Presentations (DVD) The four keynote presentations for the 2008 ACSM Health and Fitness Summit are included on a single DVD. Almost four hours of compelling insights, information, and observations on health, wellness, and exercise from four of the top health fitness professionals in the world, including: Motivating the Inactive (Leslie Sansone), Role of the Built Environment in Obesity Prevention (James F. Sallis), Diversity in Public Health (Antronette Yancey), and Exercise Is Medicine (Barry A. Franklin). Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
$14.95	Exercising Your Way to Better Mental Health (Book) Here is the first book of its kind to reveal the link between physical fitness and psychological well being! In this book, Dr. Larry Leith, renowned exercise scientist, shares with the reader how exercise can be a Depression Fighter, Stress Buster, and More! Author Editor: Larry M. Leith Copyright: 1998 Binding: Softcover Pages: 136 pp. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Improving Your Self-Concept with Exercise Chapter 3:Fighting Depression with Exercise Chapter 4: Combating Stress and Anxiety with Exercise Chapter 5: Popular Exercises Larry Leith is a professor in the Department of Physical and Health Education at the University of Toronto. He holds [...].
$44.73	Exercise and Diabetes (DVD) Exercise and Diabetes explains how diabetes can be affected in a positive way by exercise. The DVD reviews how exercise can have a significant effect in helping diabetics control their disease and reduce their risk to life-threatening complications. Information and guidelines for health fitness professionals concerning how to prescribe sound exercise programs for their diabetic clients are provided. The DVD explains why and how regular exercise can be sound medicine for diabetic sufferers when properly prescribed. Among the topics covered: blood glucose control (normal; diabetic), benefits of exercise for diabetics, risks of exercise for diabetics, how [...].
$44.73	How Valuable Is Your Group Exercise Program? (DVD) The impact of group-exercise programming on member retention is well documented. How Valuable Is Your Group Exercise Program? reviews how valuable this program is to a health fitness club and explains how to measure its worth and run it like a profitable business. The DVD discusses how a properly designed group-exercise program can make a bigger impact on a club's revenue and retention levels. The DVD is designed for managers who want to strengthen their club's programming efforts, boost member participation, and increase the overall value of group exercise to their business. Among the topics covered: integrating your group-exercise program, 12-point v [...].
$99.95	Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine - 2nd Edition (Book) Therapists, exercise physiologists, and physicians will find Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Edition , a highly useful reference in designing exercise rehabilitation programs for patients with various disabling illnesses and conditions. This book provides an understanding of the basic physiological adaptations to exercise and aids health professionals in properly matching a training program with the impairment, activity, activity level, and participation goal appropriate for the patient. Written by the most distinguished rehabilitation clinicians in the field, Exercise in Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Edition , provides a comprehensive ap [...].
$98.95	Pediatric Exercise Medicine - 1st Edition Pediatric Exercise Medicine: From Physiologic Principles to Healthcare Application draws from the most current research activity in the area to examine physical activity as a prerequisite to the good health and physical performance of children. The book also considers the effects of lack of exercise on children and the relevance of exercise to clinical pediatrics for children with chronic diseases. While Pediatric Exercise Medicine: From Physiologic Principles to Healthcare Application emphasizes clinically related issues, it provides comprehensive coverage of the child-exercise-health triad of importance to all professionals serving young people. The [...].
$44.73	Emergency Readiness for Health/Fitness Facilities (DVD) The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association have strongly recommended that every health fitness facility be prepared for exercise emergencies and train their employees to respond promptly and effectively in such situations. Initially, Emergency Readiness for Health Fitness Facilities briefly summarizes published evidence on risks for serious adverse events with exercising adults who have different cardiovascular health characteristics. Then, the case is made that health fitness facilities appear to be poorly prepared for these problems, despite the existence of important professional guidelines and lawsuits related to all [...].
$88.44	2007 ACSM Health & The (4) keynote presentations from the 2007 ACSM Health & Fitness Summit are included on a single 2-disc DVD set. Almost four hours of compelling insights, information, and observations on health, wellness, and exercise from four of the top health fitness professionals in the world, including: Motivating the Masses (Rob Sweetgall), Never Give Up and Other Lessons That Made Me a Champion (Muffy Davis), Exercise in Contemporary Cardiology (Paul D. Thompson), and Physical Activity 2007: A Call to Arms for Fitness Advocates (Tedd Mitchell). Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
$44.73	Where Common Sense Meets Creativity (DVD) Where Common Sense Meets Creativity explores the delicate balance between science and practical application, and how it relates to the most confusing part of the equationÑthe fitness professional's clients. The DVD reviews training philosophies, concepts, and exercise progressions in detail. The DVD recommends innovative and progressive ways for fitness professionals to improve the health of the people with whom they interact. While diversity within health fitness programs is always encouraged, a delicate balance needs to be maintained between common sense and creativity. Having such a balance allows exercise program participants to maximize their pote [...].
$73.95	Physical Activity and Bone Health Book (Copyright 2001, 288 pages) As an increasing amount of research on mechanical loading, exercise, and bone health becomes available, there is a growing need to synthesize and clarify the rapidly evolving information. No other resource fills this need better than the timely Physical Activity and Bone Health Ñ the first book of its kind to examine effective exercise as it contributes to bone health. This text is written for all students of the human movement sciences with an interest in skeletal structure and function. It compiles a wealth of research literature Ñ from the earliest to the most recent studies Ñ making it a time-saving and essential resource. Physical Activity and Bon [...].
$26.51	Exercise Ball Kit - Medium Stretch, strengthen, and sculpt your entire body with our new planet and health-friendly Exercise Ball kit. You ll.
$26.51	Exercise Ball Kit - Small Stretch, strengthen, and sculpt your entire body with our new planet and health-friendly Exercise Ball kit. You ll.
$26.51	Exercise Ball Kit - Large Stretch, strengthen, and sculpt your entire body with our new planet and health-friendly Exercise Ball kit. You ll.
$44.73	AEDs: Understanding the Basics (DVD) by Kyle J Understanding the Basics provides an overview of the use of automatic external defibrillators in health fitness settings. In an easy-to-apply and understand manner, the critical value of having early defibrillation in exercise settings for individuals who experience sudden cardiac arrest is detailed. The DVD explains how exercise professionals can minimize their potential legal risk by following a simple emergency protocol that includes proper training and use of an AED when needed. Current recommendations and legal precedents for AED use in health fitness facilities are also reviewed. Among the topics covered in the DVD: The primary goal of an AED pro [...].
$44.73	Exercise and Cancer: Inspirations, Indications, and Precautions (DVD) Inspirations, Indications, and Precautions offers a resource that is designed to help health fitness clubs understand how to develop an exercise program for cancer patients, work with the medical community on starting such a program in their community, determine correct protocols for participants, and be aware of the pitfalls that may occur with such a program. The DVD features an overview of the Cancer Wellfit Programª, which serves as a bridge between the medical community and health clubs. Among the topics covered: the Cancer Wellfit Program, post-surgical restrictions, cancer treatment side effects, skeletal-related events, oncology emergencies, ve [...].
$44.73	Posture Analysis - From Head to Toe (DVD) In order to create effective and specific exercise programs for their clients, health fitness professionals must have the ability to properly identify postural dysfunctions. Posture AnalysisÑFrom Head to Toe details how to evaluate clients from head to toe through the use of movement assessments that identify potential muscle imbalances. The DVD also reviews corrective exercise strategies to improve structure and function. Among the topics covered: the state of the current member client base, understanding posture, movement assessments, observing movement compensations, and corrective exercise process. Produced in cooperation with the IDEA Health & Fit [...].
$44.73	The N.E.A.T The N.E.A.T. Freak's Guide to Burning Calories provides a detailed overview of the key factors involved in the concept of non-exercise activity thermogenesis (N.E.A.T.). The DVD reviews the current research and application of this revolutionary concept in the field of health, wellness, and exercise. The DVD also explains how the N.E.A.T. factor impacts energy balance and expenditure. Among the topics covered: non-exercise activity thermogenesis overview, energy balance and expenditure, where N.E.A.T. fits in, how do we unleash the N.E.A.T. factor, and what are three revolutionary implications of N.E.A.T. Produced in cooperation with IDEA Health & Fitne [...].

There are 159 more products. Please refine your search.