Exercise physiology for health, fitness, and performance
By: Sharon A. Plowman, Denise L. Smith
Contributors: Smith, Denise L.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 726
ISBN-13: 9780781779760
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The warm-up; title: Energy production; title: Anaerobic metabolism during exercise; title: Aerobic metabolism during exercise; title: Metabolic training principles and adaptations; title: Nutrition for fitness and athletics; title: Body composition : determination and importance; title: Body composition and weight control; title: Respiration; title: Respiratory exercise response, training adaptations, and special considerations; title: The cardiovascular system; title: Cardiovascular responses to exercise; title: Cardiorespiratory training principles and adaptations; title: Thermoregulation; title: Cardiovascular disease risk factors and physical activity; title: Skeletal system; title: Skeletal muscle system; title: Muscular contraction and movement; title: Muscular training principles and adaptations; title: Neuromuscular aspects of movement; title: Neuroendocrine control of exercise; title: The immune system, exercise, training, and illness.