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Physiology of Sport and Exercise Hardcover – 9 November 2007

by Jack H. Wilmore (Author), David L. Costill (Author), W. Larry Kenney (Author)
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"Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Fourth Edition", stands alone as the best, most comprehensive resource framing the latest research findings in a reader-friendly format. This winning combination makes it easier and more engaging than ever for students to develop their understanding of the body's marvelous abilities to perform various types and intensities of exercise and sport, to adapt to stressful situations and to improve its physiological capacities.This new edition presents the complex relationship between human physiology and exercise in a format that is more comprehensive for students than other comparable texts. Ease of reading and understanding is the cornerstone for this popular text and students will experience a depth and breadth of content balanced with unique and effective learning features. The authors, all distinguished researchers, combine their expertise to deliver a level of technical content superior to that in previous editions with the inclusion of new and updated topics. This book includes new information regarding exercise training principles and the adaptations in muscle, hormonal control, neural control, metabolism and cardio-respiratory function with both resistance training and aerobic and anaerobic training. It presents a more in-depth presentation of the body's adaptations in hot and cold environments and at altitude.It describes the latest research in exercise prescription for health and fitness, including the unique role of physical activity for rehabilitation and the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.It includes an instructor guide specifically developed for lecturers. The guide includes sample lecture outlines, key points, student assignments, sample laboratory exercises and direct links to detailed sources on the Internet for every chapter in the text.It also includes a test package, which helps instructors create print versions of their own tests by selecting from a question pool of over 1,800 questions; create, store and retrieve their own questions; select their own test forms and save them for later editing or printing; and, export the tests into a word-processing programme.It also includes a presentation package which includes a comprehensive series of 700 PowerPoint slides. Learning objective slides present the major topics covered in each chapter, text slides list key points and illustration and photo slides contain graphics found in the text. Instructors can easily add, modify, or rearrange the order of the slides.It also includes an online student study guide!This new edition includes an online study guide with dynamic and interactive learning activities, all of which can be conducted outside the lab. The site offers self-rating checklists that allow students to target concepts they need extra help with and unique "My Notes" study aids that students can edit and save. Activity feedback presents specific text page references to review for incorrect responses. Additional resources in the online study guide include glossary terms that are emphasised on their first appearance, pop-up definitions, quizzes that test students' knowledge of the material and links to professional journals. Organisation and career information extends students' knowledge beyond the learning environment.
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Jack H. Wilmore, PhD has published 53 chapters, more than 320 peer-reviewed research papers and 15 books on exercise physiology. His research interests include determining the role of exercise in the prevention and control of both obesity and coronary heart disease. Wilmore has served as a consultant for several professional sports teams, the California Highway Patrol, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, NASA and the U.S. Air Force. David L. Costill, PhD has written and co-authored more than 400 publications over the course of his career, including books, peer-reviewed articles and lay publications. He served as the editor in chief of the International Journal of Sports Medicine for 12 years. Costill received his PhD in physical education and physiology from Ohio State University in 1965. W. Larry Kenney, PhD, is a professor of physiology and kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. He is also the chair of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in Barrington, Illinois, fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. As a member of the American Physiological Society, Kenney received the organisation's Citation for Distinguished Service in 2005.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0736055835
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics Publishers; 4th edition (9 November 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780736055833
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0736055833
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 21.59 x 2.54 x 27.31 cm
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    W. Larry Kenney, PhD, is the Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance and a professor of physiology and kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University at University Park. He received his PhD in physiology from Penn State in 1983. Working at Noll Laboratory, Kenney is researching the effects of aging and disease states such as hypertension on the control of blood flow to human skin and has been continuously funded by NIH since 1983. He also studies the effects of heat, cold, and dehydration on various aspects of health, exercise, and athletic performance as well as the biophysics of heat exchange between humans and the environment. He is the author of more than 200 papers, books, book chapters, and other publications.

    Kenney was president of the American College of Sports Medicine from 2003 to 2004. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and is active in the American Physiological Society.

    For his service to the university and his field, Kenney was awarded Penn State University’s Faculty Scholar Medal, the Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Distinguished Research Achievement Award, and the Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award. He was awarded the American College of Sports Medicine’s New Investigator Award in 1987 and the Citation Award in 2008.

    Kenney has been a member of the editorial and advisory boards for several journals, including Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Current Sports Medicine Reports (inaugural board member), Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, Journal of Applied Physiology, Human Performance, Fitness Management, and ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal (inaugural board member). He is also an active grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and many other organizations. He and his wife, Patti, have three children, all of whom are or were Division 1 college athletes.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book।
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It's my all time favourite book , must read to claer your physiologiCal concepts , I am very glad to have this
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Great book!!
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Robert M. Rohland
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine college textbook
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I had a good time reading this very fine textbook on exercise physiology from cover to cover. It was at the level of detail and academic rigor that I was seeking. I understand that this is an introductory text used at the Kinesiology Department of the University of Minnesota. I am not an athlete, but rather an ordinary layperson just wanting to exercise to get fit. While the research cited in the text focuses more on athletes, there was plenty of information for non-athletes.
The book presents a great deal of technical information, but it uses a lot of modern visual techniques to help that information go down easy. The book is full of charts, graphs, diagrams, and pictures which are great help to a visually oriented person such as myself. I found other visual elements very attractive, such as layout, text boxes ("in focus" and "in review" summaries), appropriate typefaces, and so forth.
The authors go to some effort to make the material interesting and manage to convey their excitement about their topics to the reader. I highly recommend this book, whether you are a student or an educated layperson wanting to become even more educated on the most important subject of exercise physiology.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for undergraduate level exercise physiology
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2010
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I was recommended this book by a friend and when I eventually bought it I wondered why I hadn't sooner. The way it is written is just perfect for learning; it is simple and concise, and detailed without managing to make the reader confused like so many books do when they go off the point or seemingly add long fancy words to make the text look more academic. It is a book you can comfortably sit and read for a chapter without becoming overwhelmed or irritated!

But don't let that make you think it's not a high enough level for degree study, I'd probably even say it's enough for a Masters level degree. Chapters contain summaries at the end containing the most important points to help with revision.

If you're a sports science student or just have an interest in physiology I would recommend this book 100%.
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Kornelius Kraus
5.0 out of 5 stars Präzise Informationen & elektronische Wissensüberprüfung
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Arbeits- oder Sportphysiologie ist für den Sportwissenschafter eine never ending Story. Die Leistungsdiagnostik funktioniert auf der Basis der im Buch dargestellten Erkenntnisse. Vergleichbare deutsche Literatur bietet zwar auch wissenschaftliche Infos (vgl. Weineck), doch dieses Buch überzeugt durch die besondere Illustrierung und überlegte Einführungen. Als sehr hilfreich finde ich das E-Learning Angebot. Hier kann sofort das erlernte geprüft und im Gedächtnis verankert werden.
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