Few books detail the procedures for operating a fitness center as thoroughly and conveniently as the third edition of ACSM’s Health/Fitness Facility Standards and Guidelines. Published in cooperation with the American College of Sports Medicine, the book provides operators with the tools necessary for evaluating their facilities, staff and programs, as well as maintaining a standard of care.

Despite near fatal financial cuts in physical education programs, organizations of all sizes (and with any size budget) can create an action plan to improve active programming with PE4life: Developing and Promoting Quality Physical Education. The book, written with the cooperation of the non profit PE4life organization, offers seven steps that include developing a strategy, pinpointing funding opportunities and overcoming roadblocks and it offers examples of successful programs and ready-to-use assessments, lesson plans, worksheets, handouts and slide presentations. A bonus DVD provides additional training resources.