| Description |
x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Experimental Approach to the Exercising Child. Ch. 1. The Process of Biological Maturation. Ch. 2. Accounting for Size: The Physiologist's Dilemma. Ch. 3. Exercise Testing. Ch. 4. Body Composition. Ch. 5. Ethical Aspects of Research With Children -- Pt. II. Physiological Responses to Exercise. Ch. 6. Maturation of Aerobic Fitness. Ch. 7. The Plasticity of Aerobic Fitness. Ch. 8. Response to Endurance Exercise: Cardiovascular System. Ch. 9. Response to Endurance Exercise: Ventilation. Ch. 10. Response to Endurance Exercise: Peripheral Factors. Ch. 11. Submaximal Energy Expenditure. Ch. 12. Short-Burst Activities and the Development of Anaerobic Fitness. Ch. 13. The Development of Muscular Strength. Ch. 14. Metabolic and Endocrine Response to Exercise. Ch. 15. Adaptations to Thermal Stress |
| Summary |
In Developmental Exercise Physiology, Dr. Thomas Rowland provides a complete review of current knowledge about physiological responses in children to exercise. He focuses on changes that occur during childhood and documents the physiological differences between children and adults. Part I, "Experimental Approach to the Exercising Child," features a unique chapter addressing ethical aspects of research with children. In each chapter in Part II, the author includes a special feature after the summary that lists "What We Know" and adds "What We Would Like to Know." Dr. Rowland, director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA, is author of the popular book, Exercise and Children's Health. He is president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Motor ability in children -- Physiological aspects.
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Child.
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Infant.
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Exercise.
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Motor Activity.
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| LC no. |
96010886 |
| ISBN |
0873226402 |
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