Let the fitness experts at the American College of Sports Medicine help you maintain a healthy weight, increase strength and flexibility, invigorate your heart and lungs, and feel great. Highlights include a color-coded format and step-by-step instructions to customize your program, 67 photos showing proper technique for strength and flexibility exercises, assessment tools to start your program at the right fitness level, an easy-to-use log for recording your progress, and guidelines for choosing fitness equipment, buying videotapes, and joining fitness facilities. The exercise program presented in the ACSM Fitness Book conforms to the Surgeon General's guidelines and will meet all of your essential fitness needs.