ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health by Barbara A Bushman

ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health by Barbara A Bushman

ACSMs Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, Second Edition, offers the most current exercise and nutrition guidelines along with assessments, exercises, activities, and programs for varying ages, special conditions, and fitness goals. Authoritative and comprehensive, it makes adding, enhancing, or customizing a fitness and health routine safe and effective.

"ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health is a must-read book for anyone who desires to live a long and healthy lifeWritten by experts from the prestigious American College of Sports Medicine, this book offers practical and proven advice on staying active and eating right."

Robert Sallis, MD, FACSM -- Co-Director of Sports Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana CA

“ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness and Health helps you find your path to lifelong health. Backed by the latest research, this book will help you make informed, everyday decisions about eating right and being active. Learn from leading experts how individual choices today can add up to a lifetime of good health.” 

Walt Thompson, PhD-- President, American College of Sports Medicine (2017-2018), Regents’ Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University

“The American College of Sports Medicine is the world’s authority on physical activity, fitness, and health. In this volume, leading experts provide up-to-date guidance on adoption of an active, fit, and healthy lifestyle.”

Russell R. Pate, PhD-- Professor of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), founded in 1954, is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. With more than 50,000 members and certified professionals worldwide, ACSM is dedicated to improving health through science, education, and medicine. ACSM members work in a range of medical specialties, allied health professions, and scientific disciplines. Members are committed to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sport-related injuries and the advancement of the science of exercise. The ACSM promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life.

Barbara A. Bushman, PhD, FASCM, is a professor at Missouri State University and a program director and clinical exercise physiologist certified by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She received her PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Toledo and has teaching experience in identification of health risks, exercise testing and prescription, anatomy, and physiology. Bushman served as senior editor of ACSM's Resources for the Personal Trainer, Fourth Edition, and a reviewer for ACSM's Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Women & Health, and ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal. She has been a fellow of the ACSM since 1999, serving on the ACSM Media Referral Network. As an associate editor of ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, Bushman writes the "Wouldn't You Like to Know" column, which covers a variety of topics in health and fitness.

Bushman is the lead author of Action Plan for Menopause as well as numerous research articles. She maintains a Facebook page focused on health and fitness (Facebook.com/FitnessID). She resides in Strafford, Missouri, with her husband, Tobin. She enjoys walks with her husband and German shepherd. She participates in numerous activities in her leisure time, including running, cycling, hiking, weightlifting, kayaking, and scuba diving.

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ISBN 13	9781492533672
ISBN 10	149253367X
Title	ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health
Author	Barbara A Bushman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	2017-02-09
Number of pages	448
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.