ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health
About this product
Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come. The American College of Sports Medicine, the largest and most respected sport science and medicine organization in the world, has created this book to bridge the gap between science and the practice of making personal lifestyle choices that promote health. This new edition contains age-specific advice within the framework of the latest research, thus helping you to avoid the lure of fads, unfounded myths, and misinformation. You will learn these strategies:Incorporate the latest guidelines for physical activity and nutrition into your daily routine to improve your fitness and overall health.
Optimize your weight and increase strength, flexibility, aerobic fitness, and functional fitness.
Improve health and manage conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, pregnancy, and Alzheimer’s disease through exercise and nutrition.
Monitor, evaluate, and tailor your exercise program for optimal results.
Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for the most effective exercises, sample workouts, practical advice, age-specific physical activity and dietary guidelines, and strategies for incorporating exercise and healthy nutrition choices into even the busiest of lifestyles, ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness & Health is a resource that belongs in every fitness enthusiast’s library. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers describe this ACSM title as a thorough, research-based fitness and health reference, with many praising its clarity, practical guidance, and usefulness as a study or professional resource.
Amazon reviews also include some criticism that the material can feel generic in places and may overlap with other ACSM books, especially for readers already familiar with exercise science texts.
On Goodreads-style commentary mentioned in review summaries, readers tend to value the book’s comprehensive scope and evidence-based approach.
On YouTube, search results surfaced ACSM-related videos and one author insight video tied to the book, but only one clearly relevant product video URL was identified from the gathered results. No verified second YouTube review/unboxing URL was found in the available results.
- Amazon reviewers: generally positive, especially on depth and reliability.
- Other review sources: note it is best suited as a reference or textbook rather than a casual fitness read.
- YouTube: one clearly relevant video was found; no second verified video ID is available from the results.
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Specifications
| Publisher | Human Kinetics |
| Publication date | February 9, 2017 |
| Edition | Second |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 448 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 149253367X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1492533672 |
| Item Weight | 2.34 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Dimensions | 6.9 x 1 x 9.9 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #44,706 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #8 in Exercise & Fitness for Pregnancy #12 in Osteoporosis (Books) #48 in Weight Training (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (333) |
