| Description |
xvii, 636 pages : illustrations, tables, graphs ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. : Basic Physiology Underlying the Study of Physiology of Exercise -- 1. The Why of Physiology of Exercise -- 2. Structure of Muscle Tissue -- 3. Energetics of Muscular Contraction and Adaptations to Training at the Cellular Level -- 4. The Physiology of Muscle Contraction -- 5. The Nervous System and Coordination of Muscular Activity -- 6. The Heart and Exercise -- 7. The Circulatory System and Exercise -- 8. The Lungs and External Respiration -- 9. Gas Transport and Internal Respiration -- 10. The Endocrine System and Exercise -- 11. The Immune System and Exercise -- 12. Exercise Metabolism -- Part 2. : Physiology Applied to Health and Fitness -- 13. Health Benefits: Prophylactic and Therapeutic Effects of Exercise -- 14. Physical Fitness Testing -- 15. Physical Conditioning for Health and Fitness (Prescription of Exercise) -- 16. Exercise Physiology in the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Disease -- 17. Metabolism and Weight Control -- 18. Growth, Development and Exercise in Children and Adolescents -- 19. Age and Exercise |
| Notes |
Originally published in 1966 as Physiology of exercise for physical education |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects
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Exercise -- physiological aspects
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Exercise -- physiology.
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| Author |
Housh, Terry J.
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| LC no. |
92076074 |
| ISBN |
0697100979 |
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