| Description |
xvi, 638 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Encyclopaedia of sports medicine; v. 2
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| Note |
"An IOC Medical Commission publication, in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Semantic and physiological definitions/ Endurance sports/ General considerations/ Anatomical and anthropometric fundamentals of endurance/ Cellular metabolism and endurance/ The pulmonary system and endurance/ Cardiac function and endurance/ Periperal circulation and endurance/ Central nervous influence on fatigue/ Muscular factors in endurance/ Endocrine factors in Endurance/ Food stores and energy reserves/ Psychological aspects of endurance performance/ Genetic determinants of endurance performance/ Heat exchange in hot and cold environments/ Economy of movement and endurance performance/ Factors to be measured/ Maximal oxygen intake/ Sport-specific ergometric equipment/ Haemoglobin(sic), blood volume and endurance/ Muscular endurance and blood lactate/ Metabolism in the contracting skeletal muscle/ Body composition and body energy stores/ Personality and endurance performance: the state trait controversy/ Sensory processess and endurance performance/ Environmental extremes and endurance performance/ Influences of biological and selection/ Endurance conditioning/ Diet, vitamins and fluids: intake before and after prolonged exercise/ Psychology and endurance sports/ Prevention of injuries in endurance athletes/ Biochemical causes of fatigue and overtraining/ Reversible reproductive changes with endurance training/ Aerobic responses to physical training in children/ Pregnant women and endurance exercise/ The elderly and endurance training/ Medical surveillance of endurance sport/ Cardiovascular benefits of endurance exercise/ Cardiac problems with endurance sports/ Lung fluid movement/ Hyperthermia, hypothermia and problems of hydration/ Problems of high altitude/ Ambient air pollution and endurance performance/ Effects of endurance exercise on immune response/ Overuse syndromes/ Other health benefits of physical activity/ Swimming as an endurance sport/ The energetics of running/ Canoeing/ Rowing/ Cross-country ski racing/ Cycling/ Triathlon training and competition/ Mountaineering/ The physiology of human-powered flight/ Endurance in other sports/ |
| Subject |
Endurance sports.
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Exercise -- Physiological aspects.
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Physical fitness.
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| Added Author |
Shephard, Roy J.
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Astrand, Per-Olof.
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IOC Medical Commission.
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International Federation of Sports Medicine.
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| ISBN |
0632030356 |
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