ABSTRACT

This second edition of Exercise Physiology: For Health and Sports Performance brings together all the essential human anatomy and applied physiology that students of exercise science, physical education, and sports coaching will need to know.

Written in a friendly, accessible style, and containing a wide range of features to help develop understanding, this book provides a complete one-stop shop for exercise physiology broken down into three fundamental parts: foundations of exercise physiology, applied exercise physiology, and the new Part 3, exercise prescription.

With Parts 1 and 2 examining the theory, testing, and practical applications of exercise physiology, the new Part 3 reflects the changes in the field by increasing focus on physical activity and diverse populations and helps provides a more complete course text for any exercise physiology course at universities around the world.

This newly revised book is key reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of exercise physiology, sports performance, sports therapy, fitness and personal training, and other related sport science courses.

part 1|209 pages

Foundations of exercise physiology

chapter 1|17 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|17 pages

From cells to systems

chapter 4|27 pages

The control systems

The nervous and endocrine systems

chapter 5|45 pages

The movement systems

Skeletal and muscular

chapter 6|46 pages

The transport systems

The respiratory and cardiovascular systems

part 2|228 pages

Essential exercise physiology

chapter 7|20 pages

General concepts for exercise physiology

chapter 8|43 pages

Power and power endurance

The explosive sports

chapter 9|35 pages

Anaerobic endurance

The speed endurance sports

chapter 10|51 pages

High-intensity aerobic endurance sports

chapter 11|39 pages

Lower-intensity aerobic endurance sports

chapter 12|38 pages

Intermittent sports