Jonathan K. Ehrman, PhD, FACSM, is the associate program director of preventive cardiology and director of the weight management program at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He has a 27-year background in clinical exercise physiology and is certified as an ACSM clinical exercise specialist and program director. He previously served as the chair of the exercise specialist credentialing committee for ACSM.

Dr. Ehrman is author of more than 100 manuscripts and abstracts as well as four books and chapters. He was senior editor of the sixth edition of ACSM's Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. He is also the umbrella editor for the ACSM certification texts published in 2013. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine as well as a member of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the American Heart Association. Dr. Ehrman earned his PhD in clinical exercise physiology from The Ohio State University.

Paul M. Gordon, PhD, MPH, FACSM, is an ACSM clinical exercise specialist and director of the Laboratory for Physical Activity and Exercise Intervention Research in the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He has 15 years of teaching experience in clinical exercise physiology curricula and has directed several cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs. Dr. Gordon has served as an examiner and coordinator for the ACSM exercise specialist certification and is a contributing author for the ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription.

Dr. Gordon is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, a fellow of the Centers for Disease Control Physical Activity Research Program, and a member of the National Institutes of Health Study Section. He earned his PhD in exercise physiology and an MPH in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Paul S. Visich, PhD, MPH, has more than 14 years of experience in clinical exercise physiology and is the director of the Human Performance Laboratory in the College of Health Professions at Central Michigan University. He worked 12 years in a clinical setting that included cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and primary disease prevention. His research interests involve the assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children, the influence of resistance training in elderly populations, and altitude physiology.

Dr. Visich is a member of the Registered Clinical Exercise Physiology Committee and previous chair for the Professional Education Committee for the American College of Sports Medicine. He is the author of more than 70 published scientific articles and abstracts. He earned a PhD in exercise physiology and an MPH in epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Steven J. Keteyian, PhD, FACSM, has more than 30 years of experience working as a clinical exercise physiologist. He is program director of preventive cardiology at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Over the course of his career, Dr. Keteyian has focused on exercise and physical activity in both healthy individuals and those with chronic diseases. He is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and chapters in books as well as four textbooks.

Dr. Keteyian is a member of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the American Heart Association. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He earned his PhD from Wayne State University in Detroit.

“This is an essential book for clinical exercise physiology students and an important reference for professionals...this edition enhances the delivery of the content and provides resources for educators, such as a test bank and presentation package.”

--Doody’s Book Review (review of second edition)