Plowman, Sharon A.

Exercise physiology for health, fitness, and performance / Exercise physiology Sharon A. Plowman, Denise L. Smith - 2nd ed. reprint. - Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008 - xix, 636 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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The warm-up -- Neuroendocrine control of exercise -- Energy production -- Anaerobic metabolism during exercise -- Aerobic metabolism during exercise -- Metabolic training principles and adaptations -- Nutrition for fitness and athletics -- Body composition: determination and importance -- 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 -- The immune system, exercise, training, and illness -- Skeletal system -- Skeletal muscle system -- Muscular contraction and movement -- Muscular training principles and adaptations -- Neural aspects of movement



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