piAdvanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, Eighth Edition With Online Video, i provides a comprehensive approach to physical fitness appraisal and customized exercise prescription. The text synthesizes research and practice with concepts and theories from exercise physiology, kinesiology, measurement, psychology, and nutrition to clearly convey how assessments from physical fitness testing inform the design of individualized exercise programs.ppThe eighth edition of iAdvanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescriptioni reflects the latest exercise testing and prescription guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine ACSM as well as physical activity recommendations from the U.S. government and American Heart Association. It also takes into account recent ACSM guidelines for medical exam and exercise testing requirements to consider before beginning exercise programs. Additional updates to the eighth edition include the following pp- Significant expansion of t