5th Edition
Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology
1. Why Study Exercise Physiology
2. Structure of Muscle Tissue and Muscle Contraction
3. Metabolism and Metabolic Adaptations to Training
4. The Nervous System
5. The Cardiovascular System
6. Respiration
7. The Endocrine System
8. The Immune System
9. Health Benefits of Physical Activity
10. Aerobic Exercise Prescriptions for Public Health, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Athletics
11. Muscle Strength and Resistance Training for Health and Athletics
12. Flexibility, Mobility, and Exercise Recovery Strategies
13. Sprinting and Speed Training
14. Neuromuscular Fatigue: Mechanisms and Performance Implications
15. Nutrition for Fitness and Athletics
16. Ergogenic Aids for Fitness and Athletics
17. Environment and Exercise
18. Growth, Development, And Exercise in Children and Adolescents
19. Aging and Exercise
Biography
Haley C. Bergstrom, Ph.D., FACSM, FNSCA, is an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA.
Joshua L. Keller, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas (UNT), USA and is the director of the Integrative Laboratory of Exercise and Applied Physiology (iLEAP).
Terry J. Housh, Ph.D., FACSM, FNSCA, is a Professor and Co-Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA.
Dona J. McCanlies, Ph.D., FACSM, is a Professor in the College of Dentistry, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA.
Herbert A. deVries, Ph.D., FACSM (1918-2009), was Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, USA and was Preceptor at the USC Gerontology Center and Laboratory and Chief of the Physiology of Exercise Laboratory at the Andrus Gerontology Center.
