Katch, Victor L.
Essentials of exercise physiology / Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch. - 4th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011. - xii, 699 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
William D. McArdle is first named author on previous edition. Abridgement of: Exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. 7th ed. c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY -- 1. Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study -- SECTION II NUTRITION AND ENERGY -- 2. Macronutrients and Micronutrients -- 3. Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise -- 4. Nutritional and Pharmacologic Aids to Performance -- SECTION III ENERGY TRANSFER -- 5. Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer -- 6. Human Energy Transfer During Exercise -- 7. Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise -- 8. Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity -- SECTION IV PHYSIOLOGIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- 9. Pulmonary System and Exercise -- 10. Cardiovascular System and Exercise -- 11. Neuromuscular System and Exercise -- 12. Hormones, Exercise, and Training -- SECTION V EXERCISE TRAINING AND ADAPTATIONS -- 13. Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems -- 14. Training Muscles to Become Stronger -- 15. Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance -- SECTION VI OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION, SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND HEALTH-RELATED EXERCISE BENEFITS -- 16. Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control -- 17. Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention -- 18. Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology -- Appendix -- A. Metric System and Conversion Constants in Exercise Physiology -- B. Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry -- C. Evaluation of Body Composition---Girth Method -- D. Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method.
"This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by publisher. "The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher.
9781608312672 (alk. paper) 1608312674 (alk. paper) 9781451103236 (pbk.) 1451103239 (pbk.)
2010031304
GBB081606 bnb
015595249 Uk
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Exercise--physiology.
Physical Fitness--physiology.
Sports Medicine.
QP301 / .M1149 2011
612.044 / KAE
QT 260 QT 260 / K19e 2011
Essentials of exercise physiology / Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch. - 4th ed. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, c2011. - xii, 699 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
William D. McArdle is first named author on previous edition. Abridgement of: Exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. 7th ed. c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY -- 1. Origins of Exercise Physiology: Foundations for the Field of Study -- SECTION II NUTRITION AND ENERGY -- 2. Macronutrients and Micronutrients -- 3. Food Energy and Optimum Nutrition for Exercise -- 4. Nutritional and Pharmacologic Aids to Performance -- SECTION III ENERGY TRANSFER -- 5. Fundamentals of Human Energy Transfer -- 6. Human Energy Transfer During Exercise -- 7. Measuring and Evaluating Human Energy-Generating Capacities During Exercise -- 8. Energy Expenditure During Rest and Physical Activity -- SECTION IV PHYSIOLOGIC SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- 9. Pulmonary System and Exercise -- 10. Cardiovascular System and Exercise -- 11. Neuromuscular System and Exercise -- 12. Hormones, Exercise, and Training -- SECTION V EXERCISE TRAINING AND ADAPTATIONS -- 13. Training the Anaerobic and Aerobic Energy Systems -- 14. Training Muscles to Become Stronger -- 15. Factors Affecting Physiologic Function: The Environment and Special Aids to Performance -- SECTION VI OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION, SUCCESSFUL AGING, AND HEALTH-RELATED EXERCISE BENEFITS -- 16. Body Composition, Obesity, and Weight Control -- 17. Physical Activity, Exercise, Successful Aging, and Disease Prevention -- 18. Clinical Aspects of Exercise Physiology -- Appendix -- A. Metric System and Conversion Constants in Exercise Physiology -- B. Metabolic Computations in Open-Circuit Spirometry -- C. Evaluation of Body Composition---Girth Method -- D. Evaluation of Body Composition---Skinfold Method.
"This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses"--Provided by publisher. "The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in exercise physiology"--Provided by publisher.
9781608312672 (alk. paper) 1608312674 (alk. paper) 9781451103236 (pbk.) 1451103239 (pbk.)
2010031304
GBB081606 bnb
015595249 Uk
Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Exercise--physiology.
Physical Fitness--physiology.
Sports Medicine.
QP301 / .M1149 2011
612.044 / KAE
QT 260 QT 260 / K19e 2011