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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SPORTS & EXERCISE SCIENCE
ACSM’s Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise
American College of Sports Medicine
October 2013 / Softbound / 10 x 7
Approx. 336 pp. / Approx. 40 Illus. / Approx. 53 Tables
978-1-4511-3211-3
DESCRIPTION
Based on the latest scientific research findings,
ACSM’s Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and
Exercise
lays the theoretical foundation of behavior
change and then provides specific strategies, tools,
and methods to motivate and inspire clients to be
active, exercise, and stay healthy.
Developed by the American College of Sports
Medicine (ACSM) and written by a team of leading
experts in exercise science and motivation, this
highly practical book provides step-by-step
instructions to help fitness/health professionals and
students master motivation techniques that have
proven successful in helping clients adhere to an
exercise program.
FEATURES
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Provide your students with forms, checklists,
charts, worksheets, and other practical resources
they can use immediately on the job through each
chapter’s
From the PracticalToolbox
sections.
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Keep your students up-to-date with the field’s
latest research findings through
Evidence
sections
that support the text’s recommendations.
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Help your students master every client motivation
technique with
Step-by-Step
applications.
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Show your students how the text’s
recommendations are applied on the job with
compelling, real-world
Case Scenarios
.
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Help your students master key points through
Concept Overviews
that briefly set the stage
for each chapter and
Take-Home Messages
that
highlight key information.
1. Why Do People Change Physical Activity
Behavior?
2. Assessing your Client’s Physical Activity
Behavior, Motivation, and Individual
Resources
3. Building Skills to Promote Physical Activity
4. Building Motivation: How Ready Are You?
5. Communication Skills to Elicit Physical
Activity Behavior Change: How to Talk to
the Client
6. How to Deliver Physical Activity Messages
7. Influencing Policy and Environments to
Promote Physical Activity Behavior Change
8. Promoting Physical Activity Behavior
Change: Population Considerations
9. Evaluating Physical Activity Behavior
Change Programs and Practices
10. Professional Practice and Practical Tips for
the Application of Behavioral Strategies for
the Physical Activity Practitioner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANCILLARIES
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Save time planning and spend more time
with your students by taking advantage
of instructor resources that include a test
generator, PowerPoint slide presentations, an
image bank, and LMS cartridges.