Title Physiology of sport and exercise / W. Larry Kenney, Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill

Edition Sixth edition Published Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2015] ©2015

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Description xix, 627 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm Contents Structure and function of exercising muscle -- Fuel for exercise : bioenergetics and muscle metabolism -- 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 in 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 591-610) and index Subject Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Textbooks. Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Textbooks. Physical fitness -- Physiological aspects -- Textbooks. Exercise -- physiology. Sports -- physiology. Physical Endurance -- physiology. Physical Fitness -- physiology. Genre/Form Textbooks. Textbooks. Author Wilmore, Jack H., 1938-2014, author Costill, David L., author LC no. 2014033570 ISBN 9781450477673 (print) 1450477674 (print)

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