Acsm's Health-related Physical Fitness Assessment Manual

GV 436 . 35 2DDB EDITORS GREGORY B. DWYER, PHD, FACSM SHALA E. DAVIS, PHD, FACSM Department of Exercise Science East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania ASSOCIATE EDITORS NEAL I. PIRE, MA, FACSM Sports Training Academy Ridgewood, New Jersey AMEl WALTER R. THOMPSON, PuD, FACSM, FAACVPR, Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia @.Wo Heali Phila<> ACSM's HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT MANUAL SECOND EDITION AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SPORTS MEDICINE ~GE OF 81> ! CJ0:t~'"O~ ~~ AMERICAN COLLEGE ~ 5 of SPORTS MEDICINE® ~'" ~ ... . It> 0UIIIOED • ,\9~ .'" www.a C5 m.0 r9 Q ®- Wolters Kluwer I LIppincott Williams & Wilkins Health Philadelphia' Baltimore' New York· london Buenos Aires' Hong Kong' Sydney' Tokyo AcquisiTions EdiTor: Emily Lupash Managing EdilOr: Karen Ruppert MarkeTing Manager: Christen Murphy Compositor: Brighid Willson ACSM's Publications Committee Chair: Jeffrey L. Roitman, EdD, FACSM ACSM Group Publisher: D. Mark Robertson Copyright :r; 2008 American College of Sports Medicine 351 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 530 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19lO6 All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without writ­ ten permission from the copyright owner. The publisher is not responsible (as a matter of product liability, negligence, or otherwise) for any inj\lry result­ ing from any material contained herein. This publication contains information relating to general principles of medical care that should not be construed as specific instructions for individual patients. Manufacturers' product information and package inserts should be reviewed for current information, including contraindications, dosages, and precautions. Printed in the United STates of America First Edition, 2005 Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication data is available: 978-07817-7549-6 The publishers have made every effort to Trace The copyrighT holders for borrowed maTerial. If They have inad­ vertently overlooked any, tltey will be pleased to make the necessary arrangemenTs aT the first opportunity. To purchase additional copies of this book, call our customer service department at (800) 638·3030 or fax orders to (301) 223·2320. International customers should call (301) 223·2300. VisiT Lippincott Willwms & Wilkins on the Internet: http://www.LWli~com.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins cus­ tomer service representatives are available from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm, EST. For more information concerning American College of Sports Medicine certification and suggested preparatory materials, call (800) 486-5643 or visit the American College of Sports Medicine web site www.acsm.org. 07 08 09 lO II 12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ,; ~, '0 Preface The title of this text implies that this is a manual to be use