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Essentials of exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Baltimore, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xviii, 753 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0781749913
  • 9780781749916
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP301.M32 2005
Contents:
CONTENT Exercise physiology: from past to present -- Macronutrients and micronutrients -- Food energy and optimum nutrition for exercise -- Nutritional (and pharmacologic) aids to performance -- 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 -- The pulmonary system and exercise -- The cardiovascular system and exercise -- The neuromuscular system and exercise -- Hormones, exercise, and training -- Training the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems -- Training muscles to become stronger -- Factors affecting physiologic function: the environment and special aids to performance -- Body composition, obesity, and weight control -- Exercise, successful aging, and disease prevention -- Clinical aspects of exercise physiology.
Summary: Illustrated with full-colour graphics and photos and including real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions, this work provides coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENT
Exercise physiology: from past to present --
Macronutrients and micronutrients --
Food energy and optimum nutrition for exercise --
Nutritional (and pharmacologic) aids to performance --
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 --
The pulmonary system and exercise --
The cardiovascular system and exercise --
The neuromuscular system and exercise --
Hormones, exercise, and training --
Training the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems --
Training muscles to become stronger --
Factors affecting physiologic function: the environment and special aids to performance --
Body composition, obesity, and weight control --
Exercise, successful aging, and disease prevention --
Clinical aspects of exercise physiology.

Illustrated with full-colour graphics and photos and including real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions, this work provides coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training.

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