Katch, Victor L. <br/><br/>
Essentials of exercise physiology / 
Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch. 
 - 4th ed. 
 - Philadelphia :  Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health,  c2011. 
 - xii, 699 p. :  ill. ( col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY -- 1. Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study -- SECTION II NUTRITION AND ENERGY -- 2. Macronutrients and Micronutrients -- 3. Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise -- 4. Nutritional and Pharmacologic Aids to Performance -- SECTION III ENERGY TRANSFER -- 5. Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer -- 6. Human Energy Transfer During Exercise -- 7. Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise -- 8. Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity -- SECTION IV PHYSIOLOGIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- 9. Pulmonary System and Exercise -- 10. Cardiovascular System and Exercise -- 11. Neuromuscular System and Exercise -- 12. Hormones, Exercise, and Training -- SECTION V EXERCISE TRAINING AND ADAPTATIONS -- 13. Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems -- 14. Training Muscles to Become Stronger -- 15. Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance -- SECTION VI OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION, SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND HEALTH-RELATED EXERCISE BENEFITS -- 16. Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control -- 17. Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention -- 18. Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology -- Appendix -- A. Metric System and Conversion Constants in Exercise Physiology -- B. Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry -- C. Evaluation of Body Composition---Girth Method -- D. <br/> .Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method 
<br/><br/> "This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by <br/> .publisher  "The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in <br/> .exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781608312672 (alk. paper) 1608312674 (alk. paper) 9781451103236 (pbk.) 1451103239 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010031304 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Exercise--Physiological aspects.<br/>Exercise--physiology.<br/>Physical Fitness--physiology.<br/>Sports Medicine.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP301  / .M1149 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.044  / KVE