ACSM's Books in Support of Exercise is Medicine

• For Physicians

• For Health & Fitness Professionals

• For Patients
  

Additional Resources for Physicians and Health Care Providers                        return to top

• Exercise is Medicine Health Care Providers' Action Guide
• Exercise is Medicine Action and Promotion Guide
• Billing and Coding for Physical Activity Counseling
• ACSM's Exercise is Medicine: A Clinician's Guide to Exercise
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability brochure for Health Care Providers
• American College of Sports Medicine Health and Fitness Related Position Stands
• ADA/ACSM Joint Statement: Diabetes Mellitus Exercise
• AHA/ACSM Joint Statement: Recommendations for Cardiovascular Screening, Staffing, and Emergency Policies at Health/Fitness Facilities
• Appropriate Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults
• Automated External Defibrillators in Health/Fitness Facilities
• Exercise and Acute Cardiovascular Events: Placing the Risks into Perspective
• Exercise for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
• Exercise & Hypertension
• Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults
• Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes
• Physical Activity & Bone Health
• The Recommended Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in Healthy Adults
  
• American College of Sports Medicine Sport-related Position Stands
• Exercise and Fluid Replacement
• Exertional Heat Illness During Training and Competition
• Nutrition and Athletic Performance
• Prevention of Cold Injuries During Exercise
• Progression Models in Resistance Training for Healthy Adults
• The Female Athlete Triad
• The Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids in Sports
• The Use of Alcohol in Sports
• The Use of Blood Doping as an Ergogenic Aid
• Weight Loss in Wrestlers
  
• American Heart Association Scientific Statements
  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association
  • Exercise and Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
  • Physical Activity Intervention Studies: What We Know and What We Need to Know
  • Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth
    
• American College of Sports Medicine/American Heart Association Recommendations
  • ACSM/AHA Physical Activity and Public Health: Updated Recommendation for Adults
  • ACSM/AHA Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults

Additional Resources for Health and Fitness Professionals                                   return to top

• Exercise is Medicine Health and Fitness Professionals' Action Guide
• Exercise is Medicine Action and Promotion Guide
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability brochure for Fitness Professionals
• Selected articles from the ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal
  • Involving the Physician in Medical Fitness: A Must for Success
  • ACSM Certification: The Evolution of the Exercise Professional
    
  • 10 Nice-To-Know Facts About Automatic External Defibrillators
  • Balanced Scorecards: Improving Your Outcome Measures
  • Chronic Heart Failure: The Next Wave
  • Combating Depression with Exercise
  • Differentiating Leg Pain in Exercise
  • Exercise and Chronic Fatigue
  • Exercise and Sleep
  • Exercise During Pregnancy
  • Exercise in the Postpartum Period
  • Exercise Prescription for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
  • Injuries/Illness and Fitness
  • Medical Emergency Procedures: Minimize Your Liability
  • Menopause and Exercise
  • Role of Genetic Factors and Obesity
  • Shortness of Breath in Exercise
  • Slowing or Preventing Progression From Pre-diabetes to Diabetes
  • The Challenge of Work and Family Balance
  • The Exercise Caloric Challenge
  • The Four Faces of Measurement
  • The "Syndrome-X Factor"
  • Working With New Clients
    

Additional Resources for the Public                                                                  return to top

• Exercise is Medicine Public Action Guide
• Exercise is Medicine Action and Promotion Guide
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability brochure for the Public
• Current Commentsfrom the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Alcohol and Athletic Performance
  • Exercising with Allergies and Asthma
  • Anabolic Steroids
  • Athletes and Pesticides
  • Caffeine and Exercise
  • Ankle Sprains and the Athlete
  • Childhood Obesity
  • Chronobiological Effects on Exercise
  • Cocaine Abuse in Sports
  • Corporate Wellness
  • Dehydration and Aging
  • Dehydration and Estrogen
  • Eating Disorders
  • Endurance Exercise Following a Stroke
  • Energy Expenditure in Different Modes of Exercise
  • Exercise and Shoulder Pain
  • Exercise and the Common Cold
  • Exercise and the Older Adult
  • Exercise and Age-Related Weight Gain
  • Exercise during Pregnancy
  • Exercise for Persons with Cardiovascular Disease
  • Exercise for Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Exercise-Induced Asthma
  • Exercise in Health Clubs
  • Exercise while Traveling
  • Exercise-Induced Leg Pain
  • Explosive Exercise
  • Football Helmet Removal
  • Growth in Young Wrestlers
  • Health-Related Fitness for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy
  • Heat and Hydration in Young Tennis Players
  • High-Velocity Training
  • Menstrual Cycle Dysfunction
  • Lifestyle and Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome
  • Overtraining with Resistance Exercise
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injuries
  • Perceived Exertion
  • Physiology of Aging
  • Plyometric Training
  • Pre-Event Meals
  • Pre-Participation Physical Examinations (PPE)
  • Pre-Season Conditioning for Young Athletes
  • Resistance Training and the Older Adult
  • Resistance Training and Injury Prevention
  • Physical Training for Improved Occupational Performance
  • Safety of the Squat Exercise
  • Sickle Cell Trait
  • Skiing Injuries
  • Strength, Power and the Baby Boomer
  • Strength Training for Bone, Muscle and Hormones
  • Stress Fractures
  • Tennis Elbow
  • Vitamin and Mineral Supplements and Exercise
  • Weight Loss in Wrestlers
  • When to See a Physician before Exercising
  • Women's Heart Health and an Active Lifestyle
  • Youth Strength Training
• Selecting and Effectively Using series from the American College of Sports Medicine
  • An Elliptical Trainer
  • Free Weights
  • A Health/Fitness Facility
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • A Home Treadmill
  • Home Weights
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• Healthy Play series from the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Exercise-Induced Asthma
  • Exercise Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure
  • Female Athlete Triad: Amenorrhea, Eating Disorders, and Osteoporosis
  • Sprains, Strains, and Tears
  • Pre-participation Physical Examinations
  • Return to Play (A Coach's Guide)

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