Cover
......Page 1
Editors Page......Page 4
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contributing Authors to the Fourth Edition......Page 7
Reviewers for the Fourth Edition......Page 9
Foreword......Page 11
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES......Page 13
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Contents......Page 17
PART 1: ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)......Page 19
DOMAIN I: INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT......Page 21
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 22
DOMAIN III: EXERCISE LEADERSHIP AND CLIENT EDUCATION......Page 24
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL, PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS, AND MARKETING......Page 26
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL, PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS, AND MARKETING......Page 27
CPT CASE STUDIES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 28
DOMAIN I: INITIAL CLIENT CONSULTATION AND ASSESSMENT......Page 33
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 42
DOMAIN III: LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION......Page 53
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL, PROFESSIONAL, BUSINESS, AND MARKETING......Page 58
REFERENCES......Page 70
SECTION 3: CPT Examination......Page 73
CPT EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 81
CPT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS BY DOMAIN......Page 92
PART 2: ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist (HFS)......Page 93
DOMAIN I: HEALTH AND FITNESS ASSESSMENT......Page 95
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 97
DOMAIN III: COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES......Page 98
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL......Page 100
DOMAIN V: MANAGEMENT......Page 101
HFS CASE STUDIES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 104
DOMAIN I: HEALTH AND FITNESS ASSESSMENT......Page 111
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION......Page 119
DOMAIN III: EXERCISE COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES......Page 135
DOMAIN IV: LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL......Page 140
DOMAIN V: MANAGEMENT......Page 144
REFERENCES......Page 147
SECTION 6: HFS Examination......Page 149
HFS EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 157
HFS EXAMINATION QUESTIONS BY DOMAIN......Page 168
PART 3: ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES)......Page 169
DOMAIN I: PATIENT/CLIENT ASSESSMENT......Page 171
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION......Page 172
DOMAIN III: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT......Page 181
DOMAIN IV: LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING......Page 183
DOMAIN V: LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 184
ECG CASE STUDIES......Page 189
CES CASE STUDIES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 197
ECG CASE STUDIES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 208
DOMAIN I: PATIENT/CLIENT ASSESSMENT......Page 213
DOMAIN II: EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION......Page 218
DOMAIN III: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT......Page 223
DOMAIN IV: LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING......Page 229
DOMAIN V: LEGAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS......Page 234
REFERENCES......Page 236
SECTION 9: CES Examination......Page 237
CES EXAMINATION ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS......Page 246
CES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS BY DOMAIN......Page 255
APPENDIX A: Supplementary Figures, Tables, and Boxes from Other ACSM Certification Texts......Page 257
ACSMโS GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE TESTING AND PRESCRIPTION, 9TH EDITION (GETP9 )......Page 258
ACSMโS RESOURCE MANUAL FOR GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE TESTING AND PRESCRIPTION, 7TH EDITION (RM7 )......Page 275
ACSMโS RESOURCES FOR THE PERSONAL TRAINER, 4TH EDITION (RPT4 )......Page 288
APPENDIX B: Editors for the Previous Two Editions......Page 303
APPENDIX C: Contributors to the Previous Two Editions......Page 305
Index......Page 309
