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Kinesiology from the Oxford English Dictionary

Kinesiology, n.

The field of study concerned with the mechanics of (human) bodily movement.

Examples from History:

1894   N. Posse Special Kinesiol. p. v   I have deemed it desirable to change the title into Special Kinesiology,—it being a treatise on the mechanics, effects, and classification of special exercises.

1936   Nature 14 Mar. 438/2   This book [sc. Mechanics of Normal and Pathological Locomotion in Man] should take a prominent place in the literature of kinesiology.
1941   Res. Q. Amer. Assoc. Health & Physical Educ. XII. 163   While kinesiology borders on the field of several sciences, its greatest practical interest is in the field of physical education.
1963   M. G. Scott (title   Analysis of human motion: a textbook in kinesiology.

ACSM Book

 
Title: American College of Sports Medicine

ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription / senior editor, Deborah Riebe, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EP-C, Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences, Professor, Department of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island ; associate editors, Jonathan K. Ehrman, PhD, FACSM, FAACVPR, ACSM-CEP, ACSM-PD, Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology, Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute, Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, Gary Liguori, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, Meir Magal, PhD, FACSM, ACSM-CEP, Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Chair, Mathematics and Sciences Division, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Tenth edition.
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, ©2018.
xxx, 472 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number: RC684.E9 G85 2018

ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is the flagship title from the American College of Sports Medicine, the prestigious organization that sets the standards for the exercise profession. This critical handbook delivers scientifically based standards on exercise testing and prescription to the certification candidate, the professional, and the student. This manual gives succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients The tenth edition reflects some crucial and exciting changes, making the content necessary for effective study and practice. New pre-exercise health screening recommendations are critical to helping more of the population begin a safe, healthy physical activity program without consulting a physician. New and expanded information on the risks of sedentary behavior, clinical exercise testing and interpretation, high intensity interval training, musculoskeletal injury risk, fitness testing protocols and norms, and an expansion of the principles of health behavior change are included. Additionally, significant reorganization of content will help you reach the information you need quickly.

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