Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance

Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance
ISBN-10
0781797810
ISBN-13
9780781797818
Series
Exercise Physiology
Category
Medical
Pages
1038
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors
William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch

Description

Thoroughly updated with all the most recent findings, this Seventh Edition guides you to the latest understanding of nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training and their relationship to human performance. This new edition continues to provide excellent coverage of exercise physiology, uniting the topics of energy expenditure and capacity, molecular biology, physical conditioning, sports nutrition, body composition, weight control, and more. The updated full-color art program adds visual appeal and improves understanding of key topics. A companion website includes over 30 animations of key exercise physiology concepts; the full text online; a quiz bank; references; appendices; information about microscope technologies; a timeline of notable events in genetics; a list of Nobel Prizes in research related to cell and molecular biology; the scientific contributions of thirteen outstanding female scientists; an image bank; a Brownstone test generator; PowerPoint(R) lecture outlines; and image-only PowerPoint(R) slides.

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