AuthorMcArdle, William D
TitleEssentials of exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch
ImprintPhiladelphia : Wolters Kluwer, 2016
Edition Fifth edition (International edition)
Descript xx, 702 pages : color illustrations, charts ; 28 cm

CONTENT

I: Introduction to exercise physiology -- Origins of exercise physiology : foundations for the field of study -- II: Nutrition and energy -- Macronutrients and micronutrients -- Food energy and optimum nutrition for exercise -- Nutritional and pharmacologic aids to performance -- III: Energy transfer -- Fundamentals of human energy transfer -- Human energy transfer during exercise -- Measuring and evaluating human energy-generating capacities during exercise -- Energy expenditure during rest and physical activity -- IV: The physiologic support systems -- The pulmonary system and exercise -- The cardiovascular system and exercise -- The neuromuscular system and exercise -- Hormones, exercise, and training -- V: Exercise training and adaptations -- Training the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems -- Training muscles to become stronger -- Factors affecting physiologic function : the environment and special aids to performance -- VI: Optimizing body composition and weight control, successful aging, and health-related physical activity benefits -- Body composition, obesity, and weight control -- Physical activity, exercise, successful aging, and disease prevention -- Clinical aspects of exercise physiology


SUBJECT

  1. Exercise -- physiology
  2. Physical Fitness -- physiology
  3. Sports Medicine
  4. Exercise -- Physiological aspects

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Medicine LibraryQT260 E7855 2016 CHECK SHELVES