Bioenergetics primer for exercise science
By: Jie Kang.
Series: Primers in exercise science series
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Champaign, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780736062411
Subjects: Energy metabolism; Bioenergetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: Essentials of bioenergetics; title: Energy and energy metabolism; title: Energy; title: Energy consumption; title: Energy transformation; title: Energy transformation in sports and physical activity; title: Metabolism of macronutrients during exercise; title: Carbohydrate; title: Lipids; title: Protein and amino acids; title: Regulation of energy metabolism; title: Overview of a biological control system; title: Neural and hormonal control systems; title: Regulation of substrate metabolism during exercise; title: Application of bioenergetics in physical activity; title: Measurement of energy metabolism; title: Laboratory approaches; title: Field-based techniques; title: Subjective measures; title: Energy cost of physical activities and sports; title: Principles of energy utilization during exercise; title: Energy cost during various exercises; title: Metabolic calculation; title: Exercise strategies for enhancing energy utilization; title: Physical activity and energy balance; title: Enhancing energy expenditure through exercise and physical activity; title: Exercise intensity and fat utilization; title: Other exercise strategies; title: Limitations of exercise alone in weight management; title: Bioenergetics in special cases; title: Metabolic adaptations to exercise training; title: Cellular adaptations to aerobic training; title: Changes in fuel utilization; title: Responses of oxygen uptake and endurance performance; title: Adaptations to anaerobic and resistance training; title: Influence of gender and age on metabolism; title: Gender differences in substrate metabolism; title: Pregnancy; title: Exercise metabolism in the elderly; title: Energy metabolism in children and adolescents; title: Energy metabolism in people with obesity and diabetes; title: General description of the diseases; title: Insulin resistance; title: Alterations in metabolism during exercise in obesity and diabetes; title: Role of exercise in improving insulin sensitivity; title: Influences on bioenergetics apart from physical activity; title: Resting metabolic rate; title: General description of resting metabolic rate; title: Measurement of resting metabolic rate; title: Factors influencing resting metabolic rate; title: Influence of exercise on resting metabolic rate; title: Role of resting metabolic rate in the pathogenesis of obesity; title: Thermic effect of food; title: Thermic effect of food and its measurement; title: Influence of protein, carbohydrate, and fat consumption; title: Other factors influencing thermic effect of food; title: Interaction between physical activity and thermic effect of food; title: Thermic effect of food and obesity; title: Selected pharmacologic and nutritional substances; title: Sibutramine; title: Leptin; title: Ephedrine; title: Caffeine.