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9780470319130

Adventure Sport Physiology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470319130

  • ISBN10:

    0470319135

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2008-11-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
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Summary

This unique textbook provides a thematic approach to adventure sports physiology based upon applications to specific adventure sports. It covers basic aspects of physiology related to the demands of the activity, training for improving performance, and safety factors. After a brief historical introduction subsequent chapters cover basic physiology and nutrition and then apply these principles to a variety of land and water based sports including kayaking, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, climbing, mountaineering and skiing. The concluding chapters deal with medical factors including risk assessment for individual participants and activities alike. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a good range of tests, problems and information about further reading. Adventure Sports Physiology: A Thematic Approach is an invaluable guide for undergraduate students in a number of adventure/outdoor recreation courses and for sports science/physical education students taking electives in this area. The book is also of interest for professionals running outdoor activity centres and all those participating in adventure sports who want to learn about the basics of physiology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface
The Foundations of Adventure Sport Physiology
A historical perspective: the context of adventure physiology
Nutrition for health and performance
The structure and functioning of the human body
Fundamental systems for adventure sports
Training fundamentals
The Physiological Demands of Adventure Sports
Power and power endurance: the explosive activities
Anaerobic endurance: the lactate tolerance and management activities
Intermittent adventure activities
Aerobic endurance part 1: high-intensity activities
Aerobic endurance part 2: lower-intensity activities
References
Index
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