Description
ACSM’s Fitness Assessment Manual, 6th Edition
Anyone can put a client on a treadmill. Doing it to a standard that stands up professionally — correct protocol, correct measurement, correct interpretation — is what this manual teaches. Published by the American College of Sports Medicine and edited by Yuri Feito, PhD, and Meir Magal, PhD, it is the assessment companion to ACSM’s flagship guidelines.
Organised Two Ways
The book is structured both by component of fitness and by type of testing, so it works whether you are looking up a client’s needs or a protocol’s requirements:
- Body composition — measurement methods, their accuracy and their limitations.
- Cardiorespiratory fitness — field tests through to laboratory protocols.
- Muscular fitness — strength and endurance assessment.
- Flexibility — range of motion testing.
- Maximal and submaximal exercise testing, including protocol selection and termination criteria.
- ECG and metabolic calculations.
Why It Matters in Practice
- Aligned to ACSM standards — the reference point employers, certifying bodies and clinical partners expect.
- Written for the bench, not the shelf — a user-friendly format designed to be consulted during testing.
- Bridges study and work — suits students entering the field and practitioners aligning existing practice to current standards.
Who It Is For
- Exercise science, kinesiology and sports medicine students.
- Candidates for ACSM certification.
- Personal trainers, exercise physiologists and clinical exercise professionals.
- Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation staff.
Book Details
- Title: ACSM’s Fitness Assessment Manual
- Author: American College of Sports Medicine; edited by Dr. Yuri Feito and Dr. Meir Magal
- Edition: Sixth Edition
- Publisher: LWW (Wolters Kluwer)
- Publication date: June 22, 2021
- Format: Paperback, 208 pages
- ISBN-13: 978-1975164454
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