Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill

Author:: Wilmore, Jack H., 1938-2014
Published:: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Edition:: 3rd ed.
Physical Description:: xvii, 726 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Additional Creators:: Costill, David L.

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Contents:

Introduction to Exercise and Sport Physiology -- Essentials of Movement -- Muscles and How They Move -- Neurological Control of Movement -- Neuromuscular Adaptations to Resistance Training -- Energy for Movement -- Metabolism, Energy, and the Basic Energy Systems -- Hormonal Regulation of Exercise -- Metabolic Adaptations to Training -- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Function and Performance -- Cardiovascular Control During Exercise -- Respiratory Regulation During Exercise -- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Adaptations to Training -- Environmental Influences on Performance -- Exercise in Hot and Cold Environments: Thermoregulation -- Exercise in Hypobaric, Hyperbaric, and Microgravity Environments -- Optimizing Performance in Sport -- Training for Sport -- Nutrition and Sport -- Body Weight, Body Composition, and Sport -- Ergogenic Aids and Sport -- Age and Sex considerations in Sport and Exercise -- Children and Adolescents in Sport and Exercise -- Aging in Sport and Exercise -- Sex Differences in Sport and Exercise -- Physical Activity for Health and Fitness -- Prescription of Exercise for Health and Fitness -- Cardiovascular Disease and Physical Activity -- Obesity, Diabetes, and Physical Activity.

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ISBN:

0736045791 (hard cover) and 0736044892 (hard cover)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition:

UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Dorothy V. Harris Libraries Endowment; 20045.

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