Essentials of exercise physiology / Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch.

By: Katch, Victor LContributor(s): McArdle, William D | Katch, Frank I | McArdle, William D. Exercise physiologyMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011Edition: 4th edDescription: xii, 699 p. : ill. ( col.) ; 28 cmContent type: ISBN: 9781608312672 (alk. paper); 1608312674 (alk. paper); 9781451103236 (pbk.); 1451103239 (pbk.)Subject(s): Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Exercise -- physiology | Physical Fitness -- physiology | Sports MedicineDDC classification: 612.044 LOC classification: QP301 | .M1149 2011
Contents:
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
Summary: "This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by .publisherSummary: "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
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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

"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

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