| Description |
xvii, 621 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Structure and function of exercising muscle -- Fuel for exercise: bioenergetics and muscle metabolism substrates -- Neural control of exercising muscle -- Hormonal control during exercise -- Energy expenditure and fatigue -- The cardiovascular system and its control -- The respiratory system and its regulation -- Cardiorespiratory responses to acute exercise -- Principles of exercise training -- Adaptations to resistance training -- Adaptations to aerobic and anaerobic training -- Exercise in hot and cold environments -- Exercise at altitude -- Training for sport -- Body composition and nutrition for sport -- Ergogenic aids and sport -- Children and adolescents in sport and exercise -- Aging in sport and exercise -- Sex differences in sport and exercise -- Prescription of exercise for health and fitness -- Cardiovascular disease and physical activity -- Obesity, diabetes, and physical activity |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Physiology of sport and exercise / Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, W. Larry Kenney |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Sports -- Physiological aspects.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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Sports -- physiology.
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Physical Endurance.
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Physical Fitness.
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| Author |
Wilmore, Jack H., 1938-2014.
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Costill, David L.
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Wilmore, Jack H., 1938-2014.
Physiology of sport and exercise
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| LC no. |
2011035158 |
| ISBN |
9780736094092 (print) |
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0736094091 (print) |
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