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Essentials of exercise physiology /

McArdle, William D.,

Essentials of exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Science, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York, Frank I. Katch, former Professor and Chair of Exercise Science, Univesity of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, Victor L. Katch, Professor Emeritus, Department of Movement Science, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. - Fifth edition. - Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer c2016 - xx, 702 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Victor L. Katch's name appears first in the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Origins of exercise physiology : foundations for the field of study -- Macronutrients and micronutrients -- Food energy and optimum nutrition for exercise -- Nutritional and pharmacologic aids to performance -- 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 pulmonary system and exercise -- The cardiovascular system and exercise -- The neuromuscular system and exercise -- Hormones, exercise, and training -- Training the anaerobic and aerobic energy systems -- Training muscles to become stronger -- Factors affecting physiologic function : the environment and special aids to performance -- Body composition, obesity, and weight control -- Physical activity, exercise, successful aging, and disease prevention -- Clinical aspects of exercise physiology.

9781496302090 1496302095 9781496309099 (paperback : international edition) 149630909X (paperback : international edition)


Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Exercise--physiology.
Physical Fitness--physiology.
Sports Medicine.

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