ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientists.
Written by former ESSA President Jeff Coombes and clinical exercise physiologist Tina Skinner, this book provides everything students need to achieve competency in ESSA Standard 7, Health Exercise and Sport Assessment. It contains in-depth and well-articulated methodology for all tests, data recording tables and normative values, and case study analyses.
Each of the 21 chapters addresses key health and fitness assessments used to evaluate health, fitness and performance. With easy-to-follow practicals throughout, this book has been updated to reflect current best practice and recent advances such as wearable devices and smartphone apps.
1. ESSA Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. List of activities - p. Page iv 6. Inside front cover - p. Page v 7. Copyright - p. Page vi 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. About the editors - p. Page ix 11. Acknowledgements - p. Page x 12. Contributors - p. Page xi 13. Reviewers - p. Page xii 14. ESSA and the professions - p. Page xiii 15. Contents - p. Page xiv 16. List of Illustrations - p. Page xv 17. List of Tables - p. Page xvi 18. Practical 1 : Test accuracy, reliability and validity - p. Page xvi 19. Practical 2 : Blood analysis - p. Page 27 20. Practical 3 : Cardiovascular health - p. Page 43 21. Practical 4 : Physique assessment - p. Page 71 22. Practical 5 : Physical activity - p. Page 113 23. Practical 6 : Pre-exercise health screening - p. Page 148 24. Practical 7 : Neuromuscular strength, power and strength endurance - p. Page 166 25. Practical 8 : Static and dynamic posture - p. Page 208 26. Practical 9 : Flexibility - p. Page 242 27. Practical 10 : Max - p. Page 281 28. Practical 11 : Submaximal tests for cardiorespiratory fitness - p. Page 298 29. Practical 12 : Lactate threshold - p. Page 323 30. Practical 13 : High-intensity exercise - p. Page 346 31. Practical 14 : Nutrition - p. Page 384 32. Practical 15 : Functional measures - p. Page 415 33. Practical 16 : Exercise capacity - p. Page 440 34. Practical 17 : Pulmonary function - p. Page 460 35. Practical 18 : Resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG) - p. Page 488 36. Practical 19 : Data analysis - p. Page 512 37. Appendix A : Laboratory safety, cleaning and disinfecting - p. Page 519 38. Appendix B : Pre-exercise test procedures - p. Page 519 39. Appendix C : Contraindications to exercise testing - p. Page 519 40. Appendix D : Treadmill safety - p. Page 519 41. Appendix E : Borg rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale - p. Page 519 42. Appendix F : Indications for stopping an exercise test - p. Page 519 43. Appendix G : Interpretation, feedback and discussion - p. Page 519 44. Case study answers - p. Page 519 45. Abbreviations - p. Page 519 46. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 519
ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientists.
Written by former ESSA President Jeff Coombes and clinical exercise physiologist Tina Skinner, this book provides everything students need to achieve competency in ESSA Standard 7, Health Exercise and Sport Assessment. It contains in-depth and well-articulated methodology for all tests, data recording tables and normative values, and case study analyses.
Each of the 21 chapters addresses key health and fitness assessments used to evaluate health, fitness and performance. With easy-to-follow practicals throughout, this book has been updated to reflect current best practice and recent advances such as wearable devices and smartphone apps.
1. ESSA Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. List of activities - p. Page iv 6. Inside front cover - p. Page v 7. Copyright - p. Page vi 8. Foreword - p. Page vii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. About the editors - p. Page ix 11. Acknowledgements - p. Page x 12. Contributors - p. Page xi 13. Reviewers - p. Page xii 14. ESSA and the professions - p. Page xiii 15. Contents - p. Page xiv 16. List of Illustrations - p. Page xv 17. List of Tables - p. Page xvi 18. Practical 1 : Test accuracy, reliability and validity - p. Page xvi 19. Practical 2 : Blood analysis - p. Page 27 20. Practical 3 : Cardiovascular health - p. Page 43 21. Practical 4 : Physique assessment - p. Page 71 22. Practical 5 : Physical activity - p. Page 113 23. Practical 6 : Pre-exercise health screening - p. Page 148 24. Practical 7 : Neuromuscular strength, power and strength endurance - p. Page 166 25. Practical 8 : Static and dynamic posture - p. Page 208 26. Practical 9 : Flexibility - p. Page 242 27. Practical 10 : Max - p. Page 281 28. Practical 11 : Submaximal tests for cardiorespiratory fitness - p. Page 298 29. Practical 12 : Lactate threshold - p. Page 323 30. Practical 13 : High-intensity exercise - p. Page 346 31. Practical 14 : Nutrition - p. Page 384 32. Practical 15 : Functional measures - p. Page 415 33. Practical 16 : Exercise capacity - p. Page 440 34. Practical 17 : Pulmonary function - p. Page 460 35. Practical 18 : Resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG) - p. Page 488 36. Practical 19 : Data analysis - p. Page 512 37. Appendix A : Laboratory safety, cleaning and disinfecting - p. Page 519 38. Appendix B : Pre-exercise test procedures - p. Page 519 39. Appendix C : Contraindications to exercise testing - p. Page 519 40. Appendix D : Treadmill safety - p. Page 519 41. Appendix E : Borg rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale - p. Page 519 42. Appendix F : Indications for stopping an exercise test - p. Page 519 43. Appendix G : Interpretation, feedback and discussion - p. Page 519 44. Case study answers - p. Page 519 45. Abbreviations - p. Page 519 46. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 519
