Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance / Edition 8

by William D. McArdle PhD, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch

Overview

Setting the standard for more than 30 years, Exercise Physiology has helped more than 350,000 students build a solid foundation in the scientific principles underlying modern exercise physiology. This Eighth Edition is updated with the latest research in the field to give you easy-to-understand, up-to-date coverage of how nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training affect human performance. 

• Get quick access to the resources available to help you master each section of the text with “Ancillaries at a Glance.”
• Maximize your study time with the book’s vibrant, “magazine style” design that makes the content more engaging and accessible and key information easier to find.
• Reinforce your understanding with Chapter Objectives, Integrative Questions that pose open-ended questions for reflection on complex concepts, and FYI sections that offer “good to know” information.
• Gain an understanding of how researchers contribute to our knowledge of exercise physiology through engaging section-opening interviews with key figures in the field.
• Learn how theoretical concepts relate to practical skills through “In a Practical Sense” features.
• Access the most relevant current information in the field through figures and tables that clarify important concepts and information.
• Gain an understanding of the past, present, and future of the profession through coverage of important milestones and future directions in the field.

Visit the free companion website for anywhere, anytime access to over 30 animations of key exercise physiology concepts, the book’s complete list of references, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781451191554
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	03/04/2014
Edition description:	Eighth, North American Edition
Pages:	1088
Sales rank:	139,279
Product dimensions:	10.88(w) x 8.38(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Erik H. Van Iterson, PhD, MS, MBio (Mayo Clinic)
Description: This is the latest edition of a high quality book on exercise physiology and related topics, including nutrition, physical activity, and exercise training, useful for classroom learning or readers interested in applying these concepts in the real-world setting. This edition includes a useful online media resource that helps to make the learning experience more interactive.
Purpose: The primary intent is to provide a high quality resource focusing on the fundamental learning areas that are necessary for both the initial and continued study of exercise physiology. In an easy-to-understand manner, this book aims to introduce how exercise physiology is a multidisciplinary area of study that crosses over into all areas of basic and applied sciences.
Audience: Readers who may benefit from this book are college undergraduates aiming to study exercise physiology as a degree major. It is written at an appropriate level and other allied health professions might also find the book useful, such as personal trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, or coaches.
Features: This is a well-organized learning resource that includes many useful tables and figures throughout to help highlight particularly important points. Those who are familiar with the area of exercise physiology can easily jump from section to section without having to read the book cover to cover.
Assessment: The quality of this edition is consistent with the previous versions. The layout and up-to-date references are helpful for readers looking for an easy-to-understand book with recent and reliable literature. The online resource augments the print book, but the book itself provides all the necessary information on exercise physiology and more.

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