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ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment

  • 2nd Edition - August 1, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Jeff S. Coombes, Tina Skinner
  • Language: English

ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientist… Read more

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ESSA’s Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientists.

Written by former ESSA President Jeff Coombes and clinical exercise physiologist Tina Skinner, this book provides everything students need to achieve competency in ESSA Standard 7, Health Exercise and Sport Assessment. It contains in-depth and well-articulated methodology for all tests, data recording tables and normative values, and case study analyses.

Each of the 21 chapters addresses key health and fitness assessments used to evaluate health, fitness and performance. With easy-to-follow practicals throughout, this book has been updated to reflect current best practice and recent advances such as wearable devices and smartphone apps.

Key features

  • Endorsed
  • by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
  • Aligned with National University Course Accreditation Program criteria
  • Practical data recording tables
  • Australian-specific population normative data tables
  • End of chapter discussion questions to apply knowledge to different case scenarios
  • Traditional and contemporary gold standard tests that are valid and reliable
  • Detailed, easy to follow step-by-step protocols
  • An eBook included in all print purchases

Additional resources on Evolve

  • eBook on VitalSource

Instructor resources:

  • Image Collection
  • Testbank

Student resources:

  • Case studies
  • Additional Laboratory Assignments
  • Criteria Sheets
  • Data recording template
  • Table of contents

    1. Test accuracy, reliability and validity
    2. Blood analysis
    3. Cardiovascular health
    4. Physique assessment
    5. Physical activity
    6. Pre-exercise health screening
    7. Neuromuscular strength, power and strength endurance
    8. Static and dynamic posture
    9. Flexibility
    10. VO2max
    11. Submaximal testing for cardiorespiratory fitness
    12. Lactate threshold
    13. High-intensity exercise
    14. Nutrition
    15. Functional measures
    16. Exercise capacity
    17. Pulmonary function
    18. Resting and exercise electrocardiography (ECG)
    19. Data analysis

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: June 10, 2022
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    JC

    Jeff S. Coombes

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor of Exercise Science, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    TS

    Tina Skinner

    Affiliations and expertise
    Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, Course Convenor, Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science, School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia