Title:
Exercise physiology for health, fitness, and performance / Sharon A. Plowman, Denise L. Smith.
Main Entry:
Plowman, Sharon A.
Smith, Denise L.
Publisher:
Allyn & Bacon,
Publication Date:
1997.
Publication Place:
Boston :
ISBN:
0205162029 (hbk.)
9780205162024 (hbk.)
Subject:
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
Contents:
1. Introductions: The Warm-Up -- Cardiovascular-Respiratory System. 2. Respiration. 3. Respiratory Exercise Response, Training Adaptations, and Special Considerations. 4. The Cardiovascular System. 5. Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise. 6. Cardiorespiratory Training Principles and Adaptations. 7. Thermoregulation. 8. Cardiorespiratory System in Health and Disease -- Metabolic System. 9. Energy Production. 10. Anaerobic Metabolism During Exercise. 11. Aerobic Metabolism During Exercise. 12. Metabolic Training Principles and Adaptations. 13. Nutrition for Fitness and Athletics. 14. Body Composition: Determination and Importance. 15. Body Composition and Weight Control -- Neuromuscular-Skeletal System. 16. Skeletal System. 17. Skeletal Muscle System. 18. Muscular Contraction and Human Movement. 19. Muscular Principles and Adaptations. 20. Neuromuscular Aspects of Movement.
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