Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill.
By: Wilmore, Jack H
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Contributor(s): Costill, David L.
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BookPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2004Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 726 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0736062262; 9780736062268.Subject(s): Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Sports -- Physiological aspects | Exercise -- physiology | Health and Wellbeing | Sports -- physiology | Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences | Exercice -- Aspect physiologique | Biomechanics, human kinetics | Sports -- Aspect physiologiqueDDC classification: 612.044 WIL | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This Third Edition is packaged with an Online Student Guide access code. The convenient Web site format of the student guide allows students to practice, review, and develop knowledge and skills about the physiology of sport and exercise.
Previous ed.: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1. Muscules and how they move -- ch. 2. Neurological control of movement -- ch. 3. Neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training -- ch. 4. Metabolism, energy, and the basic energy systems -- ch. 5. Hormonal regulation of exercise -- ch. 6. Metabolic adaptations to training -- ch. 7. Cardiovascular and respiratory function and performance -- ch. 8. Respiratory regulation during exercise -- ch. 9. Cardiovascular and respiratory adaptations to training -- ch. 10. Exercise in hot and cold environments: Thermoregulation -- ch. 11. Exercise in hypobaric, hyperbaric, and microgravity environments -- ch. 12. Training for sport -- ch. 13. Nutrition and sport -- ch. 14. Body weight, body composition, and sport -- ch. 15. Ergogenic aids and sport -- ch. 16. Children and adolescents in sport and exercise -- ch. 17. Aging iin sport and exercise -- ch. 18. Sex differences in sport and exercise -- ch. 19. Prescription of exercise for health and fitness -- ch. 20. Cardiovascular disease and physical activity -- ch. 21. Obesity, diabetes, and physical activity.
This work presents a solid foundation of basic exercise physiology. Including more than 300 colour graphs and illustrations explaining key concepts, it captures significant research findings in a reader-friendly format.