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.
Endorsed by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Aligned with National University Course Accreditation Program criteria Practical data recording tables Australian-specific population normative data tables End of chapter discussion questions to apply knowledge to different case scenarios Traditional and contemporary gold standard tests that are valid and reliable Detailed, easy to follow step-by-step protocols An eBook included in all print purchases
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Instructor resources:
Image Collection Testbank
Student resources:
Case studies Additional Laboratory Assignments Criteria Sheets Data recording template
New Static and Dynamic Posture practical New Test Accuracy, Reliability and Validity practical New activities reflecting recent advances in the field Increased focus on the interpretation, feedback and discussion of the data collected during the assessment with the participant
By:
Jeff Coombes,
Tina Skinner,
BAppSc (HMS - ExSci) (Hons),
GCHigherEd,
PhD,
AEP
Imprint: Elsevier Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
ISBN: 9780729542692
ISBN 10: 0729542696
Publication Date: 15 February 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Spiral bound
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Test accuracy, reliability and validity 2. Blood analysis 3. Cardiovascular health 4. Physique assessment 5. Physical activity 6. Pre-exercise health screening 7. Neuromuscular strength, power and strength endurance 8. Static and dynamic posture 9. Flexibility 10. VO2max 11. Submaximal testing for cardiorespiratory fitness 12. Lactate threshold 13. High-intensity exercise 14. Nutrition 15. Functional measures 16. Exercise capacity 17. Pulmonary function 18. Resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG) 19. Data analysis
