TY - BOOK AU - Katch,Victor L. AU - McArdle,William D. AU - Katch,Frank I. AU - McArdle,William D. TI - Essentials of exercise physiology SN - 9781608312672 (alk. paper) AV - QP301 .M1149 2011 U1 - 612.044 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Philadelphia PB - Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health KW - Exercise KW - Physiological aspects KW - physiology KW - Physical Fitness KW - Sports Medicine N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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. .Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method N2 - "This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by .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 .exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher ER -