Health Fitness Instructors Handbook or The Little Book of Sleep

Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook

Author: Edward Howley

About the Authors:

     Edward T. Howley, PhD, is a professor of exercise science at the  University of Tennessee, where he frequently has been honored for his  excellence in teaching. He received the university's Alexander Prize for  Teaching and Scholarship in 1999, the College of Education John Tunstall  Outstanding Professor Award in 1995 and 1987, the University of Tennessee  Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award in 1987, and the George F. Brady Teaching Award in 1979 and 1986. Most recently, he received the  Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Education at the University of  Wisconsin and the Gatorade Sports Science Institute's Excellence in  Education Award.

       Howley holds a PhD in physical education from the University of Wisconsin  at Madison and certification as a program director from the American  College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is currently the president of ACSM and has previously served as president of their Southeast Chapter. He has been active in ACSM's certification committee activities and was an  associate editor of the sixth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for  Exercise Testing and Prescription. 

     B. Don Franks received his PhD in exercise science from the University of  Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1967 while working under fitness pioneer T.K. Cureton Jr. He served on the UIUC faculty until 1970 and later taught at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the University of  Tennessee at Knoxville. He was senior program advisor for the President's  Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1995. Previously, he was professor in and chair of the department of kinesiology at Louisiana State  University. Currently, he teaches kinesiology at the University of Maryland at College Park.

       Franks is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the  American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), and the  Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical  Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). He is also a former president of AAKPE and the Research Consortium of AAHPERD, where he advocated a  health-related approach to physical fitness and helped to develop the  first Health-Related Physical Fitness Test. Franks has received many  honors, including the AAHPERD Physical Fitness Council Honor Award and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports' Distinguished Service Award.   

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Updated per the 1995 American College of Sports Medicine objectives for Health/Fitness Instructor and Exercise Leader certifications and the "Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health", this weighty reference in the "best of times and worst of times for physical activity professionals" provides guidance on: fitness appraisal, exercise tailored to particular populations and physiological functions, the biomechanics and energy costs of physical activity, nutrition and weight management, injury prevention and treatment, and program administration. Also features case studies, learning and performance objectives with material reviews, recommended dietary allowances, calculation of oxygen uptake/carbon dioxide production, and the effects of common medications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

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