"This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by publisher.
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 includes real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions. This edition has an Integrated Workbook in the margins that reinforces concepts, presents activities to test knowledge, and aids students in taking notes.
An accompanying CD-ROM contains multiple-choice and true/false questions to help students prepare for exams. LiveAdvise online faculty support and student tutoring services are available free with the text.
Section 1: Introduction to Exercise Physiology
Chapter 1: Exercise
Physiology: From Past to Present Section 2: Nutrition and Energy
Chapter 2: Macro and Micro Nutrients
Chapter 3: Food Energy and Optimum
Nutrition For Exercise
Chapter 4: Nutritional (and Pharmacologic) Aids to
Performance
Chapter 5: Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer
Chapter 6:
TO COME
Chapter 7: Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating
Capacities During Exercise
Chapter 8: Energy Expenditure During Rest and
Physical Activity Section 3: 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 4: Exercise Training and
Adaptations
Chapter 13: Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems
Chapter 14: Factors Affecting Physiological Function: The Environment and
Special Aids to Performance Section 5: Optimizing Body Composition,
Successful Aging, and Health Related Exercise Benefits
Chapter 15: Body
Composition, Obesity and Weight Control
Chapter 16: Exercise, Successful
Aging, and Disease Prevention
Chapter 17: Clinical Aspects of Exercise
Physiology
