Exercise physiology : integrating theory and application /
By: Kraemer, William J
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Contributor(s): Fleck, Steven J
| Deschenes, Michael R.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012Description: xviii, 488 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780781783514; 9780781783514:; 0781783518.Subject(s): Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Textbooks | Exercise -- Physiological aspects | Clinical exercise physiology -- TextbooksDDC classification: 612.044 Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Foundations of exercise physiology -- Applying research to everyday exercise and sport -- Bioenergetics and meeting the metabolic demand for energy -- Exercise physiology and body systems -- Skeletal muscle system -- The nervous system -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Endocrine system -- Nutrition and environment -- Nutritional support for exercise -- Fluid and electrolyte challenges in exercise -- Environmental challenges and exercise performance -- Training for health and performance -- Understanding and improving body composition -- Aerobic and strength training prescription for health and performance -- Exercise testing for health, physical fitness, and predicting sport performance -- Ergogenics in exercise and sport -- Training considerations for special populations.
This work captures the interest and excitement of undergraduate students in exercise and sport sciences. Renowned authors William Kraemer and Steve Fleck unite research and theory with real world application so students can easily relate to the concepts being presented.