Essentials of exercise physiology

• Main Authors: McArdle, William D. (Author), Katch, Frank I. (Author), Katch, Victor L. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore, Md. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2006
• Edition: Third Edition
• Subjects: Exercise > physiology; Physical Fitness > physiology; Sports Medicine
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Fully revised and updated, this Third Edition provides excellent coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. The book is lavishly illustrated with full-color graphics and photos and include...

Table of Contents:

• 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 physiological 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.