Y's way to physical fitness : the complete guide to fitness testing and instruction
This third edition has a number of changes and additions. First, it includes new norms for all tests based on results from approximately 20,000 participants. These norms are divided into six age groups for each sex. The percent body fat prediction for both men and women now is based on measurement o...
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| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | This third edition has a number of changes and additions. First, it includes new norms for all tests based on results from approximately 20,000 participants. These norms are divided into six age groups for each sex. The percent body fat prediction for both men and women now is based on measurement of the same three or four skinfold sites. There are also new workload settings used for the bicycle ergometer testing and a change in the target heart rate range. Added to this edition are new exercises, new topics in the question-and-answer section, supplementary information principles of training and updated listings of Y and outside program resources and requirements for Y professional training, including the new physical fitness instructor certification. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 191 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 183) and index. |
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Champaign, IL :
Published for YMCA of the USA by Human Kinetics Publishers,
[1989]
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| ISBN: | 0873222148 9780873222143 |
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| Call Number: |
GV481 .Y73 1989 |
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| Notes: |
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