Exercise Physiology: Exercise, Performance, and Clinical Applications

This ground-breaking text is designed for students in exercise physiology and advanced exercise physiology courses taught out of departments of physicaleducation, physical therapy, kinesiology, exercise science, pre-med, and allied health disciplines. Comprehensive and practical, this text offers a clinicalemphasis throughout, and examines both the acute and chronic adaptations of exercise upon the individual.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Fundamentals1 Exercise Physiology: Past, Present, and FutureWhat is Exercise Physiology?Development of Exercise PhysiologyScandinavian InfluenceRecent Status of Exercise PhysiologyAcademic Development of Exercise PhysiologyNew Frontiers of Exercise-Related Research2 Bioenergetics and the Design of Cellular MetabolismEnergy TransferDesign of Cellular Metabolism3 Enzyme Function and RegulationWhy Enzymes Regulate MetabolismEnzyme StructureEnzyme FunctionExamples of Enzyme Regulation4 Catabolism: Skeletal Muscle, the Liver, and Adipose TissueMetabolism: Catabolism and AnabolismCatabolism During ExerciseCatabolism in Skeletal MuscleCatabolism in the LiverCatabolism in Adipose TissueMetabolic Connections Between Skeletal Muscle, the Liver, and Adipose Tissue5 Anabolism: Skeletal Muscle, the Liver, and Adipose TissueAnabolism6 Ergometry and CalorimetryErgometryCalorimetry7 Muscle ContractionTypes of Muscle in the Human BodySpecific Structure and Function of Muscle8 Neuromuscular Function and the Control of MovementDivisions of the Nervous SystemThe SynapseAutonomic Nervous SystemImportance of Membrane ReceptorsNerve-Muscle InteractionsVoluntary Motor FunctionsMotor Units and Muscle Fiber Types Part II: Systemic Responses to Exercise9 Neuromuscular Adaptations to ExerciseMetabolic Contribution of Muscle Fiber Types During ExerciseFiber Type Determinants of Exercise PerformanceMetabolism in Muscle Fiber Types During the Recovery From ExerciseTraining AdaptationsDisuse Atrophy10 Muscle Metabolic Adaptations to ExerciseImportance of Exercise Intensity and Duration /Acute AdaptationsChronic AdaptationsConclusion11 Cardiovascular Function and Adaptation to ExerciseComponents of the Cardiovascular SystemAcute Adaptations to ExerciseChronic Adaptations to Exercise12 Pulmonary Adaptations to ExerciseBasic Anatomy of the Lung and Pulmonary CirculationLung Volumes and CapacitiesMultiple Functions of the LungAcute Adaptations of Pulmonary Function During ExerciseChronic Adaptations13 Neuroendocrine Adaptations to ExerciseNeuroendocrine SystemAcute Adaptations of the Neuroendocrine System in ExerciseChronic Adaptations of the Neuroendocrine System to ExerciseConclusion14 Bone Function and Adaptation to ExerciseSkeletal SystemBone Growth and RemodelingChanges in Bone Remodeling During the Life Cycle15 Immune Function Adaptations to ExerciseImmune SystemExercise and Changes in the Immune System Part III: Aids to Exercise Performance16 Training for Sport and PerformanceDefining Fitness and TrainingImportant Principles of Training and Training TerminologyTraining for Specific Performance Improvement17 Nutrition and ExerciseNutrients of the BodyOptimizing Nutrition for Exercise18 Ergogenic Aids to Exercise PerformanceErgogenic Aids in Sports and Athletics Part IV: Measurements of Physiologic Composition and Capacities19 Measuring Endurance, Anaerobic Capacity, and StrengthMetabolic Determinants of Physiologic CapacitiesMeasurement Versus PredictionMeasuring Cardiorespiratory and Muscular EndurancePredicting Cardiorespiratory and Muscular EnduranceMeasuring Maximal Muscle Power and Anaerobic CapacityStrength20 Measuring Pulmonary Function and Ventilatory ControlOverview of Pulmonary Function Testing21 Estimating Body CompositionDefining Body Composition TerminologyAdult Norms for Body Fatness and Health and FitnessYouth Norms for Body Fatness and Health and FitnessDetermining Desirable WeightHistorical Development of Body Composition AnalysisComponent System of Body Composition and DensitometryBody Composition Testing Methods and Procedures Part : Special Topics within Exercise PhysiologyPart V: Special Topics within Exercise Physiology22 Factors Contributing to Fatigue During ExerciseMain Types of Fatigue During ExerciseLimitations to Maximal Oxygen Consumption23 Gender and Exercise PerformanceGeneral Comparison of Male and Female Structure and FunctionSpecial Concerns for Women Who Exercise24 Exercise and AgingAgingTheories of AgingChronologic Age Versus Biologic AgeNormal Physiologic Changes with AgingExercise Prescription for the ElderlySpecial Precautions25 Pediatric Exercise ScienceThe Emerging Field of Pediatric Exercise ScienceLimitations of Research in Pediatric Exercise PhysiologyFitness and Health Status of American ChildrenCoronary Artery Disease and ChildrenPreventive Heart Disease in ChildrenGrowth and DevelopmentExercise, Growth, and DevelopmentAge-Appropriate Fitness ActivitiesTrainability of ChildrenAerobic Capacity in ChildrenAnaerobic Capacity in ChildrenMuscular Strength and EnduranceSpecial Considerations26 Exercise in Extreme EnvironmentsOverview of Extreme Environments Part VI: Exercise and Health27 Exercise, Health, and DiseasePhysical Activity, Health and DiseaseExercise and Cardiovascular DisordersEpidemiology of Atherosclerosis and the Detection of Risk FactorsPathophysiology of AtherosclerosisTreatment of Coronary Artery DiseaseCan Coronary Atherosclerosis be Reversed?Role of Exercise and Coronary Artery DiseaseOverview of Cardiac RehabilitationHypertensionStrokePeripheral Vascular DiseaseDiabetesAsthmaBronchitis and EmphysemaCancerOsteoporosisLow-Back PainArthritis28 Clinical Evaluation of Exercise ToleranceIndications and Uses of Clinical Exercise TestingRisk StratificationContraindications to Clinical Exercise TestingElectrocardiographyMyocardial InfarctionExercise-Induced ArrhythmiasConducting the Clinical Exercise TestExercise Test SequenceInterpretation of Exercise Test ResultsPredictive Value of Clinical Exercise TestingOther Diagnostic Cardiovascular Testing ProceduresBecoming Certified as an Exercise Test TechnologistStress Testing Case Studies29 Exercise, Diet, and Weight ControlEssential Principles of NutritionBody Weight Control30 Training for Health and FitnessHealth-Related FitnessProgram Design for Apparently Healthy IndividualsPrograms for Muscular Strength and EndurancePrograms for Cardiorespiratory EndurancePrograms for Developing FlexibilityBody CompositionAppendixes:A. Conversion ChartsB. Gas Laws and Indirect CalorimetryC. Nutrient Recommendations for CanadiansGlossary /

About the Author :
Robert A. Robergs is the Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratories at The University of New Mexico where he is an Associate Professor. In addition to receiving his Ph.D. from Ball State University, he has also received masters degrees from Wake Forest University, and completed his preliminary graduate study at the University of Western Australia. His B.Ed. is from State College of Victoria. He is a past recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the College of Education at The University of New Mexico.A native of Melbourne in Australia, Dr. Robergs studied under Alan Morton, Paul Ribisl, and David Costill. His background is a mix of exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, environmental physiology, and cardiac rehabilitation. As a student, his personal goal was to eventually direct an exercise physiology research laboratory. This was achieved in 1995 when he was named Director the Exercise Physiology Laboratories at The University of New Mexico. Since becoming the Director, the Center now includes a diverse array of equipment, and supports an internationally recognized graduate program in exercise science/physiology.Dr. Robergs co-founded the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) in 1997 and became a fellow in 1998. He is currently on numerous ASEP committees, and is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline (www.css.edu/asep).Dr. Robergs is widely published in scholarly journals, including more than 40 research articles, and he has coedited a text in clinical exercise physiology. He is currently in the process of completing his second exercise physiology text (Fundamental Principles of Exercise Physiology: for Fitness, Performance, and Health) with McGraw-Hill.