Exercise physiology : nutrition, energy, and human performance / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch.
"Setting the standard for more than 30 years, Exercise Physiology has helped more than 350,000 students build a solid foundation in the scientific principles underlying modern exercise physiology. This Eighth Edition is updated with the latest research in the field to give you easy-to-understan...
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Section 1. Nutrition: The Base for Human Performance
- Section 2. Energy for Physical Activity
- Section 3. Aerobic Systems of Energy Delivery and Utilization
- Section 4. Enhancement of Energy Transfer Capacity
- Section 5. Exercise Performance and Environmental Stress
- Section 6. Body Composition, Energy Balance, and Weight Control
- Section 7. Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention
- Section 8. On the Horizon
- Introduction: A View of the Past: Exercise Physiology: Roots and Historical Perspectives
- Interview with Dr. Charles M. Tipton
- Part 1. Exercise Physiology :
- Section 1. Nutrition: The Base for Human Performance :
- Interview with Dr. David L. Costill
- 1. Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
- 2. Vitamins, Minerals, and Water
- 3. Optimal Nutrition for Physical Activity
- Section 2. Energy for Physical Activity :
- Interview with Dr. John O. Holloszy
- 4. Energy Value of Food
- 5. Introduction to Energy Transfer
- 6. Energy Transfer in the Body
- 7. Energy Transfer During Physical Activity
- 8. Measurement of Human Energy Expenditure
- 9. Human Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity
- 10. Energy Expenditure During Walking, Jogging, Running, and Swimming
- 11. Individual Differences and Measurement of Energy Capacities
- Section 3. Aerobic Systems of Energy Delivery and Utilization :
- Interview with Dr. Loring B. Rowell
- 12. Pulmonary Structure and Function
- 13. Gas Exchange and Transport
- 14. Dynamics of Pulmonary Ventilation
- 15. The Cardiovascular System
- 16. Cardiovascular Regulation and Integration
- 17. Functional Capacity of the Cardiovascular System
- 18. Skeletal Muscle: Structure and Function
- 19. Neural Control of Human Movement
- 20. The Endocrine System: Organization and Acute and Chronic Responses to Physical Activity
- Part 2. Applied Exercise Physiology :
- Section 4. Enhancement of Energy Transfer Capacity :
- Interview with Bengt Saltin
- 21. Training for Anaerobic and Aerobic Power
- 22. Muscular Strength: Training Muscles to Become Stronger
- 23. Special Aids to Exercise Training and Performance
- Section 5. Exercise Performance and Environmental Stress :
- Interview with Dr. Barbara Drinkwater
- 24. Physical Activity at Medium and High Altitude
- 25. Exercise and Thermal Stress
- 26. Sport Diving
- 27. Microgravity: The Last Frontier
- Section 6. Body Composition, Energy Balance, and Weight Control :
- Interview with Dr. Claude Bouchard
- 28. Body Composition Assessment
- 29. Physique, Performance, and Physical Activity
- 30. Overweight, Overfatness (Obesity), and Weight Control
- Section 7. Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention :
- Interview with Dr. Steven N. Blair
- 31. Physical Activity, Health, and Aging
- 32. Clinical Exercise Physiology for Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Section 8. On the Horizon :
- Interview with Dr. Frank Booth
- 33. Molecular Biology: A New Vista for Exercise Physiology.