Exercise Leadership in Cardiac Rehabilitation (PDF)

This book provides physiotherapists and exercise professionals with
a comprehensive resource on the exercise components and skills of
constructing and teaching CR exercise. It addresses the scope of
knowledge and skills required by exercise specialists developing,
delivering and teaching exercise based CR programmes. It has an
evidence-based framework, and provides practical advice and
suggestions based on the clinical experience of the contributing
authors. Among the topics covered are assessment, exercise
monitoring, the use of music, safety, teaching skills and
maintaining physical activity. Thus the book provides a
comprehensive and practical text that can be used to plan, develop
and deliver all phases of exercise based CR.

"...provides a virtual pharmacopoeia of exercise guidelines for
patients with cardiovascular disease, with specific reference to
exercise prescription, risk stratification, exercise physiology,
monitoring techniques, and leadership and organizational skills.
The authors represent a prestigious group of scientists,
clinicians, researchers, and teachers, who are authorities in their
respective fields. Clearly, the contributors have painstakingly
worked to summarize, in a clear and concise manner, the latest
research findings in each area, highlighting patient care and
related applications. A "must-read" for clinicians in the field of
cardiac rehabilitation. I highly recommend this extraordinary text
!"

--Barry A. Franklin, PhD, Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and
Exercise Laboratories, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak,
Michigan USA; Professor of Physiology, Wayne State University,
School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan