Table of Contents “...Introduction to exercise physiology -- Nutrients for physical activity -- Energy sources and production -- Metabolic transitions during exercise -- Ergometry and calorimetry: the measurement of work and energy -- Respiratory exercise physiology -- Cardiovascular exercise physiology -- Homothermal control: temperature regulation during exercise -- Neuroanatomy and neuromuscular control of movement -- Skeletal muscle architecture and contraction -- Muscle mechanics during activity -- Nutrition and exercise performance -- Body composition for health and performance -- Performance training -- Pediatric exercise physiology -- Geriatric exercise physiology -- Female-specific issues -- Introduction to pharmacology and disease processes -- Disablement and exercise prescription -- Clinical exercise testing -- Exercise for cardiopulmonary disorders -- Exercise for obesity and weight control -- Exercise for oncological and neuromusculoskeletal disorders -- Lab exercises -- Appendices....”

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Table of Contents “...Exercise physiology, sport and pedagogy : an historical perspective -- Nutrition for health and sports performance -- From cells to systems -- The control systems : nervous and endocrine -- The movement systems : skeletal and muscular -- The transport and exchange systems : respiratory and cardiovascular -- Physical and functional growth and development -- General concepts for applied exercise physiology -- Power and power endurance : the explosive sports -- Anaerobic endurance : the speed endurance sports -- High-intensity aerobic endurance sports -- Lower-intensity aerobic endurance sports -- Intermittent sports -- Applied exercise physiology and health -- Applied exercise physiology and the environment....”
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Table of Contents “...PART 1 -- Foundations of Exercise Physiology -- CHAPTER 1 Applying Research to Everyday Exercise Physiology -- CHAPTER 2 Essentials of Bioenergetics and Anaerobic Metabolic Pathways -- CHAPTER 3 Aerobic (Oxidative) Metabolism -- PART 2 Exercise Physiology and Body Systems -- CHAPTER 4 Nervous System -- CHAPTER 5 Skeletal Muscle System -- CHAPTER 6 Cardiovascular System -- CHAPTER 7 Respiratory System -- CHAPTER 8 Endocrine System -- CHAPTER 9 Exercise and the Immune System -- PART 3 Nutrition and Environment -- CHAPTER 10 Nutritional Support for Exercise -- CHAPTER 11 Fluid and Electrolyte Challenges in Exercise -- CHAPTER 12 Environmental Challenges and Exercise Performance -- PART 4 Training for Health and Performance -- CHAPTER 13 Understanding and Improving Body Composition -- CHAPTER 14 Aerobic and Strength Training Prescription for Health and Performance -- CHAPTER 15 Exercise Is Medicine -- CHAPTER 16 Exercise Testing for Health, Physical Fitness, and Sport Performance -- CHAPTER 17 Ergogenics in Exercise and Sport -- CHAPTER 18 Training Considerations for Special Populations....”

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