Exercise management : concepts and professional practice / Laurel T. Mackinnon ... [et al.] - Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics, 2003 - ix, 358 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-341) and index

The profession of exercise management -- Health benefits and recommended amount of physical activity -- Activating the community -- Encouraging physical activity and facilitating behaviour change -- Maximising pre-activity screening and consultation -- Assessing physical fitness -- Developing prescriptions for physical activity -- Exercise prescription for people with cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic impairment -- Exercise prescription throughout the lifespan -- Exercise prescription for people with musculoskeletal, neurological, and neuromuscular impairment -- Optimising performance of athletes -- Leadership and human resource management -- Business management

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Exercise therapy--Management
Physical education and training--Management
Physical education and training
Exercise therapy
Physical fitness
Professional Practice