pProviding students with practical, hands-on knowledge, emExercise Prescription Case Studies for Healthy Populations emintroduces readers to situations they are likely to encounter when writing exercise prescriptions in actual settings.pp ppThe book focuses on apparently healthy individuals and includes cases and information for prescribing exercise for children, adolescents, older adults, and pregnant women. Students learn about screening, evaluation, physical fitness testing, clinical exercise testing and interpretation, metabolic equations, and principles for cardiorespiratory endurance, resistance exercise, flexibility exercise, and special considerations. The final chapter presents comprehensive case studies that outline the full process from initial screenings to the writing of a targeted exercise prescription.pp ppThe revised first edition has been updated to align with American College of Sports Medicine ACSM guidelines, specifically those relating the cutoff guidelines for ris