Sports and Exercise Physiology

Contents: 1. Exercise physiology--an introduction. 2. Muscular system. 3. Aerobic running and walking. 4. Energy systems of the body. 5. Muscles and muscle management. 6. Cardiovascular system. 7. Sports skills tests for sportsperson. 8. Thermoregulatory system. 9. Nutrition and exercise performance. 10. Recovery from exercise. 11. Special aspects of women in sports. 12. Warming-up and cooling down.

"Exercise physiology is the study of the function of the human body during various acute and chronic exercise conditions. These effects are significant during both short, high-intensity exercise, as well as with prolonged strenuous exercise such as done in endurance sports like marathons, ultra marathons, and road bicycle racing. Knowledge of how the human body is constructed and how it works is an important part of the training of health professionals, coaches, sport science experts. The human body is a combination of organ systems, with a supporting framework of muscles and bones and an external covering of skin.

The present book entitled Sports and Exercise Physiology highlights all the aspects of sports physiology. The text are arranged in a lucid form and written in simple spoken English language." (jacket)