Advanced exercise physiology : essential concepts and applications / Jonathan K. Ehrman, Dennis J. Kerrigan, Steven J. Keteyian.

Advanced Exercise Physiology: Essential Concepts and Applications builds upon foundational topics and looks further into key physiological components to help advanced students gain a deeper level of understanding. Authors Jonathan K. Ehrman, Dennis J. Kerrigan, and Steven J. Keteyian address a wide range of complex topics with evidence-based information and a focused, targeted style. The first five chapters offer a detailed examination of the various body systems. The next two chapters focus on exercise testing and training principles, as well as training adaptations as they relate to aerobic power, anaerobic power, range of motion, and resistance training of healthy individuals and competitive athletes. The remaining chapters focus on a variety of topics, including athletic performance, body composition and weight management, and environmental influences of exercise physiology. The final two chapters bring a unique perspective to the book with a review of the relationship between exercise physiology and public health and a look at recent and emerging topics in the field, including genomics and pharmacology. Enhancing the content are learning aids, more than 140 images and illustrations, and practical examples from among clinical patients, healthy individuals, and competitive athletes. Key terms and their definitions appear at the end of each chapter; these help students understand key concepts and serve as a useful reference for practitioners. The appendixes contain information related to topics such as efficiency and energy expenditure, metabolic equivalent (MET) values of common activities, and the professionalization of exercise physiology.

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Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1. Exercise Metabolism -- Chapter 2. Dynamics of Skeletal-Neuromuscular and Gastrointestinal Physiology -- Chapter 3. Cardiovascular System : Function and Control -- Chapter 4. Pulmonary Exercise Physiology -- Chapter 5. Immune and Endocrine System -- Chapter 6. Principles for Testing and Training for Aerobic Power -- Chapter 7. Principles for Testing and Training Anaerobic Strength, Power, and Range of Motion -- Chapter 8. Body Composition and Weight Management -- Chapter 9. Performance : Environmental Stressors, Genetics, Nutrition, and Ergogenic Aids -- Chapter 10. Physical Activity and Exercise for Health and Fitness -- Chapter 11. Emerging Concepts: Exercise Pharmacology and Exercise Genomics -- Appendix A. Calculations for Oxygen Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Production -- Appendix B. Efficiency and Energy Expenditure -- Appendix C. Metabolic Equivalent of Task Values of Common Activities -- Appendix D. Professionalization of the Exercise Professional -- Appendix E. Common Scientific Abbreviations and Units.