The Science and Practice of Exercise Prescription DVD

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Mike Bracko (Occupational Performance Institute) 2007 US Price: $49.95 DVD | Length: 51 minutes 827008064694 The Science and Practice of Exercise Prescription offers a detailed overview of exercise prescription as it relates to individuals of all ages and fitness levels. In a practical, easy-to-understand manner, the DVD explains and demonstrates objective and subjective ways to determine exercise intensity and to prescribe exercise. Among the topics covered: how age and attitude affect an individual’s overall fitness level, how to determine the “best” form of exercise, how to determine exercise intensity—objectively & subjectively, and how to apply the “art” of exercise prescription. .

Produced in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

About the Author

Mike Bracko, Ed.D., CSCS, is an exercise physiologist who resides in Calgary, Alberta. Professionally, he is actively involved in several areas. He is the director of sports physiology for the Institute for Hockey Research for which he conducts research on both high performance skating and the performance characteristics of female ice hockey players. He also serves as the physiologist for the University of Alberta’s women’s ice hockey team and the U.S. Deaf Olympics ice hockey team. He is also actively involved as an occupational physiologist with the Occupational Performance Institute in Calgary, Canada. He also serves as the fitness editor for Impact Fitness Magazine and on the editorial board for ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal.