Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Case Studies and Risk Stratification
Screening and Risk Stratification
Assessing the Components of Fitness
Goal Setting
Exercise Prescription

Chapter 2. Basic Principles of Exercise Prescription, Now With VodO2 Reserve
Principles of Training
ACSM Guidelines
VodO2 Reserve

Chapter 3. Exercise Prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Type (Mode)
Frequency and Time (Duration)
Intensity
Exercise Prescription by Heart Rate
Exercise Prescription by Perceived Exertion
Exercise Prescription by Workload

Chapter 4. Using the ACSM Metabolic Equations
Functions of the Metabolic Equations
Conversion of Units
Walking
Running
Leg Cycling
Arm Cycling
Stepping

Chapter 5. Exercise Prescription for Weight Loss
Energy Balance
Weight Management
Exercise Prescription for Fat Loss

Chapter 6. Exercise Prescription for Muscular Strength and Flexibility
Flexibility
Muscular Strength

Chapter 7. Exercise Prescription for the Older Adult
Cardiovascular Fitness
Resistance Training

Chapter 8. Exercise Prescription for Heart Disease
Exercise for Heart Disease
Four Variables of the FITT Principle
Myocardial Infarction
Congestive Heart Failure
Pacemakers
Cardiac Transplant

Chapter 9. Exercise Prescription for Diabetes Mellitus
Exercise Prescription for Clients With Type 1 Diabetes
Exercise Prescription for Clients With Type 2 Diabetes

Chapter 10. Exercise Prescription for Other Special Cases
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hypertension
Pregnancy
Children

Appendix
Additional Case Studies With Multiple Choice Questions

Index
About the Authors

About the Author

David Swain, PhD, holds the designation of university professor in exercise science at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Swain's research focus is on cardiovascular and metabolic responses to exercise, and he originated the concept of oxygen consumption reserve (VodO2 reserve) for exercise prescription. Swain also teaches courses in exercise physiology, exercise prescription, exercise testing, and wellness. In addition to the first edition of Exercise Prescription: A Case Study Approach to the ACSM Guidelines, he has published numerous scientific articles and one other book.

Swain received his PhD in physiology in 1984 from the medical school of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a fellow of the ACSM and holds its highest professional certification, program director for preventive and rehabilitative programs, along with serving as an associate editor for its research journal, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) via the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Brian Leutholtz, PhD, is currently a professor and the undergraduate exercise physiology program director at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He teaches graduate courses to doctoral- and masters-level students in the School of Education. Leutholtz founded and previously directed the Old Dominion University Therapeutic Exercise Program for Chronic Disease (TEMPO) in Norfolk, Virginia, where he also served as a consultant for an aggressive managed care team providing exercise and diet evaluation and education. Prior to graduating in 1992 from Michigan State University, where he earned a PhD, specializing in the study of clinical exercise physiology and cardiology, Leutholtz completed a four-year doctoral fellowship at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, Leutholtz has earned recognition at the highest level of certification as a clinical program director. He is the author of another book titled Exercise and Disease Management.