The Maximal oxygen uptake test -- Oxygen from atmosphere to blood -- Oxygen content of the blood -- Oxygen delivery and the heart -- Oxygen distribution and the circulation -- Oxgen consumption-the structure and contraction of skeletal muscle -- Oxygen consumption in the muscle cell -- The interplay between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism -- Venous blood, carbon dioxide and acid-base balance -- Epilogue-the factors limiting maximal oxygen uptake -- Postscript-exercise, fitness and health

1. Exercise -- Physiological aspects