ASEP’s Exercise Medicine Text for Exercise Physiologists

By Tommy Boone

Watching TV, surfing the Internet, and sitting for long hours have replaced more active pursuits. Millions of Americans are simply not moving enough to meet the minimum threshold for good health and longevity. Exercise physiologists have researched and highlighted this fact for decades. That is why they emphasize the importance of regular exercise in the prevention of chronic diseases associated with physical inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle. Heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, depression, several types of cancers, and osteoporosis can be treated or even prevented with properly prescribed exercise. There is a need for integrating exercise physiology knowledge and rehabilitation programs as a continuous part of the healthcare profession. This opens up the opportunity for new approaches to manage patients suffering from chronic diseases and disabilities. ASEP’s Exercise Medicine Text for Exercise Physiologists is designed to educate exercise physiologists about the significance of professionalism in exercise physiology, exercise medicine, and entrepreneurship opportunities. It combines scientific principles with cardiovascular calculation steps that support its use in the development of safe, well-rounded, and individualized exercise programs to help clients and patients sleep better, reduce stress, maintain a healthy body weight, keep bones strong and joints healthy, decrease the risk for colon cancer, and improve mental function. This textbook demonstrates the importance of exercise medicine, and will familiarize readers with ASEP guidelines. Exercise physiologists in training will, therefore, be prepared for contributing a meaningful role in the healthcare services sector.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vearsa Limited
• Release date: Sep 2, 2016
• ISBN: 9781681083216

Tommy Boone

For most of my life I have had a strong sense of doing something special in life. As a college professor of 40 years, you may believe that I have already done so. But, while I have taught 300 plus academic courses and over 6000 students, published a dozen books and hundreds of papers, and even co-founded the American Society of Exercise Physiologists as the first professional organization of exercise physiologists in the U.S., my desire has always been to teach others about Jesus Christ as the Son of God. This is a book of hope and faith; it should be treasured by every father who loves his family and wishes the very best for his wife and children. It will encourage, motivate, and help fathers to bring prayer into their family matters and, thus should greatly enrich the life of each family member (especially the children). My religious credentials are minimal, although I am the author of The Power Within book (also published by AuthorHouse). However, I am a Christian, educator, and a concerned citizen of this world. This book addresses critical issues while offering hope and spiritual help and guidance in dealing with life's challenges. The central theme is simple: A father's gift to his family is "prayer" that will transform and maximize the lives of his family. This is the greatest gift he can give to his wife and children. I know this is true, and I wish I had done more of it as I was raising my family. Today, as I look around and see the very young parents with their children, as I look back on my PhD in exercise physiology, master's degree in public health, master's in management, and a master's of business administration all above the doctorate degree, I know in my heart that what I really wanted was a master's in theology. Well, I don't have it but I do have the desire to share my beliefs and ideas just the same. That is what I have done while living here in Duluth, MN where I teach at the College of St. Scholastica.