Essentials of Exercise Physiology
Published on 6. December 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
790 pages
978-1-4511-0323-6 (ISBN)
Description
This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses.
This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses.
This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses.
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Edition
4th revised international ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
1361 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4511-0323-6 (9781451103236)
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William D. McArdle | Frank I. Katch | Victor L. Katch
Essentials of Exercise Physiology
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10/2015
5th Edition
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Content
Section I: Introduction to Exercise Physiology Chapter 1: Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study Section II: Nutrition and Energy Chapter 2: Macronutrients and Micronutrients Chapter 3: Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise Chapter 4: Nutritional (and Pharmacologic) Aids to Performance Section III: Energy Transfer Chapter 5: Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer Chapter 6: Human Energy Transfer During Exercise Chapter 7: Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise Chapter 8: Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity Section IV: The Physiologic Support Systems Chapter 9: The Pulmonary System and Exercise Chapter 10: The Cardiovascular System and Exercise Chapter 11: The Neuromuscular System and Exercise Chapter 12: Hormones, Exercise, and Training Section V: Exercise Training and Adaptations Chapter 13: Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems Chapter 14: Training Muscles to Become Stronger Chapter 15: Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance Section VI: Optimizing Body Composition, Successful Aging, and Health-Related Exercise Benefits Chapter 16: Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control Chapter 17: Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention Chapter 18: Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology Appendix A: The Metric System and Conversion Constantsin Exercise Physiology Appendix B: Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry Appendix C: Evaluation of Body Composition: Girth Method Appendix D: Evaluation of Body Composition: Skinfold Method Index