This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 20.0
NASM 1.9
CPTN 14.0
NSCA 2.0
YMCA 20.0
BCRPA 20.0
ISSA 20.0
SFA 2.0
NFPT 2.0
KIPS 2.0
NETA 20.0
HFPA 20.0
WITS 20.0
Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription for All Ages - 8th Edition
$199.00 – $269.00
NEW 8th Edition Book!
The Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription for All Ages course bridges the gap between research and practice by covering the latest exercise testing and prescription guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as well as physical activity recommendations from the U.S. government and American Heart Association.
If you choose to complete a program based on the 7th Edition, please go back to the list of programs and choose Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription for All Ages – 7th edition.
Pricing and format options for this program:
Electronic format with HK ebook: $269
Provide/buy your own textbook: $199
This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 20.0
NASM 1.9
CPTN 14.0
NSCA 2.0
YMCA 20.0
BCRPA 20.0
ISSA 20.0
SFA 2.0
NFPT 2.0
KIPS 2.0
NETA 20.0
HFPA 20.0
WITS 20.0
Pricing and Format Options For This program:
Electronic format with HK ebook: $269
Buy your own textbook: $199
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This course is approved for the following CECs/CEUs:
ACSM 20.0
NASM 1.9
CPTN 14.0
NSCA 2.0
YMCA 20.0
BCRPA 20.0
ISSA 20.0
SFA 2.0
NFPT 2.0
KIPS 2.0
NETA 20.0
HFPA 20.0
WITS 20.0
Description
The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that “American Academy of Health and Fitness” meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2017 – December 2021– Providership # 817430.
The text synthesizes research and practice with concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology, and nutrition to clearly convey how assessments from physical fitness testing inform the design of individualized exercise programs.
It is an invaluable resource for health and fitness professionals—athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, personal trainers, and strength and conditioning coaches–who want to increase their knowledge, skill, and competence in assessing clients’ fitness and designing individualized exercise programs.
Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription for All Ages is a home study continuing education course for health and fitness professionals to safely and accurately assess cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, body composition, flexibility, and balance; then design safe and effective programs for resistance training, weight management, body composition, flexibility, low back care, and balance for all ages.
This course is offered in a distance-learning format providing research based continuing education for health and fitness professionals who wish to dramatically increase their knowledge of fitness assessment and exercise programming for all ages of clients.
Certified health and fitness professionals holding more than one certification may obtain CECs/CEUS for all approved certification organizations (see list above) for which they need continuing education at no additional cost.
Program Author:
Tammy Petersen is the Founder and a Partner of the American Academy of Health and Fitness (AAHF).
She has written two books on older adult fitness and designed corresponding training programs. Her first book, Functionally Fit, teaches certified nurse aides how to provide daily functional strength training as an accepted and expected part of the daily care plan for the chronic long-term care and assisted living patient. Her second book, SrFit, is the basis for an advanced training home study course approved for continuing education credits with the major personal trainer certification organizations and the Board of Certification for athletic trainers.
Her educational background includes Bachelor of Science degrees in marketing and economics from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. In addition, she holds a Master of Science in Education in health and fitness, with an emphasis in geriatrics, from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Course Objectives
Upon succesfully completing this program, you will be able to:
- Explain an overview of physical activity as related to health and chronic disease for people of all ages; and, explain preliminary health screening and risk classification.
- Describe the principles of fitness assessment, exercise prescription and exercise program adherence for all age groups.
- Assess cardiorespiratory fitness and design cardiorespiratory exercise programs for all age groups.
- Assess muscular fitness and design resistance training programs for all age groups.
- Assess body composition and design weight management and body composition programs for all age groups.
- Assess flexibility and design programs for flexibility and low back care for all age groups.
- Assess balance for varied age groups and design balance programs with a focus on the older adult.
Course Features
Electronic Format option
This option includes:
- The ebook version of Ann Gibson’s, Dale Wagner’s and Vivian Heyward’s 560-page book Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Eighth Edition
- 83-page workbook in PDF format
- Online test with two free retakes
- Program must be completed by 12/31/2022 to earn listed CECs without petition.
Buy your own textbook option
This option includes:
- 83-page workbook in PDF format
- Online test with two free retakes
You provide: Ann Gibson’s, Dale Wagner’s and Vivian Heyward’s 560-page book Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Eighth Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1492561347
ISBN-10: 1492561347
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- After that you will access your eBook by logging into your account on the Vital Source platform and your access will never expire.
Online test
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Physical Activity, Health, and Chronic Disease
Physical Activity, Health, and Disease: An Overview
Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolemia and Dyslipidemia
Tobacco
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity and Overweight
Metabolic Syndrome
Cancer
Musculoskeletal Diseases and Disorders
Aging
Cognitive Performance
Exercise as Medicine
Review Material
Chapter 2. Preliminary Health Screening and Risk Classification
Preliminary Health Evaluation
Testing Procedures for Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Electrocardiogram
Review Material
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