Essentials of Exercise Physiology

by McArdle, William D.

• ISBN13: 9781451103236
• ISBN10: 1451103239
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2013-11-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Summary

Essentials of Exercise Physiology offers a compact version of the Seventh Edition of the bestselling Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, making it ideal for introductory undergraduate courses. As you progress through the text, you'll develop a deep understanding of the interrelationships among energy intake, energy transfer during exercise, and the physiologic systems that support energy transfer. Moreover, you'll discover how to apply what you learn to enhance exercise training, athletic performance, and health. Based on feedback from students and instructors, this Fourth Edition offers new organization, content, and features while maintaining its hallmark pedagogy, writing style, graphics, and flow charts. The new organization makes it easier to cover the text in a one-semester course and adapt materials to diverse interests. Plus, each section has undergone a major revision, offering you coverage of new and emerging topics in exercise physiology as well as the latest research findings.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Exercise Physiology

Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study

Nutrition and Energy

Macronutrients and Micronutrients

Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise

Nutritional (and Pharmacologic) Aids to Performance

Energy Transfer

Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer

Human Energy Transfer During Exercise

Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise

Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity

The Physiologic Support Systems

The Pulmonary System and Exercise

The Cardiovascular System and Exercise

The Neuromuscular System and Exercise

Hormones, Exercise, and Training

Exercise Training and Adaptations

Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems

Training Muscles to Become Stronger

Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance

Optimizing Body Composition, Successful Aging, and Health-Related Exercise Benefits

Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control

Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention

Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology

The Metric System and Conversion Constantsin Exercise Physiology

Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry

Evaluation of Body Composition: Girth Method

Evaluation of Body Composition: Skinfold Method

Index

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