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Essentials of exercise physiology / Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011.Edition: 4th edDescription: xii, 699 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781608312672
  • 1608312674
  • 9781451103236
  • 1451103239
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612/.044 22
LOC classification:
  • QP301 .M1149 2011
NLM classification:
  • QT 260
  • QT 260
Contents:
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY -- 1. Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study -- SECTION II NUTRITION AND ENERGY -- 2. Macronutrients and Micronutrients -- 3. Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise -- 4. Nutritional and Pharmacologic Aids to Performance -- SECTION III ENERGY TRANSFER -- 5. Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer -- 6. Human Energy Transfer During Exercise -- 7. Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise -- 8. Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity -- SECTION IV PHYSIOLOGIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- 9. Pulmonary System and Exercise -- 10. Cardiovascular System and Exercise -- 11. Neuromuscular System and Exercise -- 12. Hormones, Exercise, and Training -- SECTION V EXERCISE TRAINING AND ADAPTATIONS -- 13. Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems -- 14. Training Muscles to Become Stronger -- 15. Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance -- SECTION VI OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION, SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND HEALTH-RELATED EXERCISE BENEFITS -- 16. Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control -- 17. Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention -- 18. Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology -- Appendix -- A. Metric System and Conversion Constants in Exercise Physiology -- B. Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry -- C. Evaluation of Body Composition---Girth Method -- D. Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method.
Summary: "This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by publisher.Summary: "The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher.
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Long Loan Books Rongo University Library General Stacks Non-fiction QP301 .M1149 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 20260738

William D. McArdle is first named author on previous edition.

Abridgement of: Exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. 7th ed. c2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY -- 1. Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study -- SECTION II NUTRITION AND ENERGY -- 2. Macronutrients and Micronutrients -- 3. Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise -- 4. Nutritional and Pharmacologic Aids to Performance -- SECTION III ENERGY TRANSFER -- 5. Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer -- 6. Human Energy Transfer During Exercise -- 7. Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise -- 8. Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity -- SECTION IV PHYSIOLOGIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- 9. Pulmonary System and Exercise -- 10. Cardiovascular System and Exercise -- 11. Neuromuscular System and Exercise -- 12. Hormones, Exercise, and Training -- SECTION V EXERCISE TRAINING AND ADAPTATIONS -- 13. Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems -- 14. Training Muscles to Become Stronger -- 15. Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance -- SECTION VI OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION, SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND HEALTH-RELATED EXERCISE BENEFITS -- 16. Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control -- 17. Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention -- 18. Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology -- Appendix -- A. Metric System and Conversion Constants in Exercise Physiology -- B. Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry -- C. Evaluation of Body Composition---Girth Method -- D. Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method.

"This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by publisher.

"The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher.

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