Description
Exercise Physiology: Concepts | Mechanisms | Performance is a comprehensive and practical textbook designed to provide a systematic understanding of the physiological principles underlying exercise, physical activity, training, and sports performance. The book connects fundamental concepts with physiological mechanisms and their practical applications in exercise and sport.
Covering 12 chapters, the book begins with the foundations of exercise physiology and laboratory practices before progressing into skeletal muscle structure and function, muscle metabolism, energy systems, and recovery processes. It also examines physiological responses and adaptations to exercise in hot, cold, and high-altitude environments.
The book provides detailed coverage of the respiratory, cardiovascular, hormonal, muscular, and nervous systems, explaining how these systems respond and adapt to exercise. Special attention is given to neural control of exercising muscle, motor units, neuromuscular function, and their relevance to sports performance.
It also addresses ergogenic aids, doping, sports nutrition, nutritional deficiencies, and supplements, along with the physiological effects of exercise and training across the lifespan, including aging and exercise-related considerations for females.
A distinctive feature of the book is its practical chapter on setting up an Exercise Physiology Laboratory, covering essential equipment, their uses, phased laboratory development, and important considerations for teaching and research.
The book concludes with useful appendixes containing equations and methods for calculating maximum heart rate, body fat, body density, basal metabolic rate, and VO₂max, followed by a glossary of important exercise physiology terminology.
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of exercise physiology concepts and mechanisms
- Strong connection between physiological mechanisms and sports performance
- Detailed treatment of skeletal muscle, metabolism, energy systems, and recovery
- Physiological responses to heat, cold, and high altitude
- Exercise effects on major body systems
- Neural and neuromuscular control of exercise
- Ergogenic aids, doping, nutrition, and supplements
- Exercise, aging, and female physiology
- Practical guidance for establishing an Exercise Physiology Laboratory
- Useful equations and calculations for students and researchers
- Glossary of essential terminology
Exercise Physiology: Concepts | Mechanisms | Performance is an ideal academic resource for Physical Education, Exercise Science, Sports Science, and related programmes, and is particularly useful for students, teachers, researchers, coaches, fitness professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the science behind human performance.
