Exercise Physiology
for Health and Sports Performance
Published on 23. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-273-75562-3 (ISBN)
Description
Exercise Physiology for Health and Sports Performance brings together all the essential human anatomy and applied physiology that students of exercise science, physical education and sports coaching need to know.
Written in a friendly, accessible style and containing a wide range of features to help develop understanding, this book provides a complete one-stop-shop for exercise physiology.
Written in a friendly, accessible style and containing a wide range of features to help develop understanding, this book provides a complete one-stop-shop for exercise physiology.
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Edition
Student edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Student edition
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 275 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
1232 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-273-75562-3 (9780273755623)
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Persons
Dr Nick Draper is Head of the School of Sciences and Physical Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Dr Helen Marshall is a Lecturer and Researcher at the School of Sciences and Physical Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Dr Helen Marshall is a Lecturer and Researcher at the School of Sciences and Physical Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Content
Table of Contents
Author Acknowledgements
Preface
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 1: Exercise physiology, sport and pedagogy: An historical perspective
Chapter 2: Nutrition for health and sports performance
Chapter 3: From cells to systems
Chapter 4: The control systems: nervous and endocrine
Chapter 5: The movement systems: skeletal and muscular
Chapter 6: The transport and exchange systems: respiratory and cardiovascular
Chapter 7: Physical and functional growth and development
PART II: APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 8: General concepts for applied exercise physiology
Chapter 9: Power and power endurance: The explosive sports
Chapter 10: Anaerobic endurance: The speed endurance sports
Chapter 11: High intensity aerobic endurance sports
Chapter 12: Lower intensity aerobic endurance sports
Chapter 13: Intermittent sports
Chapter 14: Applied exercise physiology and health
Chapter 15: Applied exercise physiology and the environment
Appendix A: Movement terms
Appendix B: Gas conversion correction table
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
References
Author Acknowledgements
Preface
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 1: Exercise physiology, sport and pedagogy: An historical perspective
Chapter 2: Nutrition for health and sports performance
Chapter 3: From cells to systems
Chapter 4: The control systems: nervous and endocrine
Chapter 5: The movement systems: skeletal and muscular
Chapter 6: The transport and exchange systems: respiratory and cardiovascular
Chapter 7: Physical and functional growth and development
PART II: APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
Chapter 8: General concepts for applied exercise physiology
Chapter 9: Power and power endurance: The explosive sports
Chapter 10: Anaerobic endurance: The speed endurance sports
Chapter 11: High intensity aerobic endurance sports
Chapter 12: Lower intensity aerobic endurance sports
Chapter 13: Intermittent sports
Chapter 14: Applied exercise physiology and health
Chapter 15: Applied exercise physiology and the environment
Appendix A: Movement terms
Appendix B: Gas conversion correction table
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
References