Exercise Physiology A Thematic Approach

by Hale, Tudor

• ISBN13: 9780470846827
• ISBN10: 0470846828
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470869673
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-02
• Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

Exercise Physiology: A Thematic Approach introduces students with little or no background in human biology to the fundamentals of the physiological processes involved in sports performance. Its central theme is the physiological explanation of maximal oxygen uptake, one of the key concepts in sport and exercise physiology courses. It also includes material on anaerobic metabolism, carbon dioxide excretion and some special cases such as oxygen uptake at altitude and in a variety of extreme climates.Clearly written to provides a logical, linear development of the key concepts.Maximises the use of student's practical laboratory experiences.Includes numerous sporting examples to which students can relate.Excellent pedagogy including learning objectives, problems, objective tests and a glossary of terms and symbols.This is the first title in an exciting new series of Sports Science textbooks - Wiley SportTexts. It aims to provide textbooks covering the key disciplines within the academic study of sport. The series adopts a student-centred, interactive, problem-solving approach with the students' immediate practical experience as the starting point.

Author Biography

Professor Tudor Hale, University College, Chichester, UK.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Prologue	p. 1
The Maximal Oxygen Uptake Test	p. 9
Oxygen from Atmosphere to Blood	p. 37
Oxygen Content of the Blood	p. 79
Oxygen Delivery and the Heart	p. 101
Oxygen Distribution and the Circulation	p. 125
Oxygen Consumption-the Structure and Contraction of Skeletal Muscle	p. 147
Oxygen Consumption in the Muscle Cell	p. 173
The Interplay between Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism	p. 207
Venous Blood, Carbon Dioxide and Acid-Base Balance	p. 229
Epilogue-the Factors Limiting Maximal Oxygen Uptake	p. 251
Postscript-Exercise, Fitness and Health	p. 275
References and Further Reading	p. 297
Glossary	p. 307
Origins of Some Terms	p. 325
Answer Key to the Objective Tests	p. 327
Index	p. 329
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