Title:
Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill.
Main Entry:
Wilmore, Jack H., 1938-
Costill, David L.
Publisher:
Human Kinetics,
Publication Date:
c2004.
Publication Place:
Champaign, IL :
ISBN:
0736045791 (hard cover)
0736044892 (hard cover)
Subject:
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
Sports -- Physiological aspects.
Exercise -- physiology.
Sports -- physiology.
Physical Endurance.
Physical Fitness.
Edition:
3rd ed.
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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