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Exercise physiology : energy, nutrition, and human performance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McArdle, William D.
Other Authors: Katch, Frank I., Katch, Victor L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2001]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Exercise > physiology.
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Sports Medicine.
Table of Contents:
  • Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
  • Vitamins, minerals, and water
  • Optimal nutrition for exercise
  • Energy value of food
  • Introduction to energy transfer
  • Energy transfer in the body
  • Energy transfer in exercise
  • Measurement of human energy expenditure
  • Human energy expenditure during rest and physical activity
  • Energy expenditure during walking, jogging, running and swimming
  • Individual differences and measurement of energy capacities
  • Pulmonary structure and function
  • Gas exchange and transport
  • Dynamics of pulmonary ventilation
  • The cardiovascular system
  • Cardiovascular regulation and integration
  • Function capacity of the cardiovascular system
  • Skeletal muscle : structure and function
  • Neural control of human movement
  • The endocrine system : organization and acute and chronic responses to exercise
  • Training for anaerobic and aerobic power
  • Muscular strength : training muscles to become stronger
  • Special aids to exercise training and performance
  • Exercise at medium and high altitude
  • Exercise and thermal stress
  • Sport diving
  • Microgravity : the last frontier
  • Body composition assessment
  • Physique, performance, and physical activity
  • Overweight, obesity, and weight control
  • Physical activity, health, and aging
  • Clinical exercise physiology for cancer, cardiovascular, and pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Molecular biology : a new vista for exercise physiology
  • Appendix A. The metric system and conversion constants in exercise physiology
  • Appendix B. Nutritive values for common foods, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and specialty and fast-food items
  • Appendix C. Energy expenditure in household, occupational, recreational, and sports activities
  • Appendix D. Metabolic computations in open-circuit spirometry