Exercise physiology for health, fitness, and performance - Plowman, Sharon A.; Smith, Denise L. (Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2014)
The warm-up -- Energy production -- Anaerobic metabolism during exercise -- Aerobic metabolism during exercise -- Metabolic training principles and adaptations -- Nutrition for fitness and athletics -- Body composition: determination and relationship to health -- Body composition and weight control -- Respiration -- Respiratory exercise response, training adaptations, and special considerations -- The cardiovascular system -- Cardiovascular responses to exercise -- Cardiorespiratory training principles and adaptations -- Thermoregulation -- Cardiovascular disease risk factors and physical activity -- Skeletal system -- Skeletal muscle system -- Muscular contraction and movement -- Muscular training principles and adaptations -- Neuromuscular aspects of movement -- Neurohormonal control of exercise -- The immune system, exercise, training, and illness.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Exercise -- physiology