Introduction to Exercise Assessment and Prescription

This video shows Dr. Evan Matthews introducing some topics that are necessary to understand in order to study exercise assessment and prescription. The information discussed is primarily geared towards the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) perspective. This video is specifically designed for use in an fitness assessment and exercise prescription course.



For more information it is recommended that you read the following:

American College of Sports Medicine
ACSM’s Resources for the Exercise Physiologist 2nd ed. Chapter 1.

American College of Sports Medicine
ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription 10th ed. Chapter 1.



Skip to the first lecture in this course:
Legal Considerations for Exercise Professionals
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Playlist for the Exercise Assessment and Prescription course
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Playlist for the Exercise Physiology course
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New England Journal of Medicine paper on the risks of exercise based on training history.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJM...

Nice summary video of the benefits of exercise.23 and 1/2 hours
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PubMed
www.pubmed.gov

Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com



American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
https://www.acsm.org

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
https://www.nsca.com



Link to Dr. Evan Matthews website.
https://sites.google.com/site/evanmat...



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