Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

The Warm-Up

 

 

Metabolic System Unit

 

Chapter 2

Energy Production

 

Chapter 3

Anaerobic Metabolism During Exercise

 

Chapter 4

Aerobic Metabolism during Exercise

 

Chapter 5

Metabolic Training Principles and Adaptations

 

Chapter 6

Nutrition for Fitness and Athletics

 

Chapter 7

Body Composition: Determination and Relationship to Health

 

Chapter 8

Body Composition and Weight Control

 

 

Cardiovascular System Unit

 

Chapter 9

Respiration

 

Chapter 10

Respiratory Exercise Response, Training Adaptations, and Special Considerations

 

Chapter 11

The Cardiovascular System

 

Chapter 12

Cardiovascular Responses to Exercise

 

Chapter 13

Cardiorespiratory Training Principles and Adaptations

 

Chapter 14

Thermoregulation

 

Chapter 15

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Physical Activity

 

 

Neuromuscular–Skeletal System Unit

 

Chapter 16

Skeletal System

 

Chapter 17

Skeletal Muscle System

 

Chapter 18

Muscular Contraction and Movement

 

Chapter 19

Muscular Training Principles and Adaptations

 

Chapter 20

Neuromuscular Aspects of Movement

 

 

Neuroendocrine–Immune System Unit

 

Chapter 21

Neurohormonal Control of Exercise

 

Chapter 22

The Immune System, Exercise, Training, and Illness

 

Appendix A

Units of Measure, the Metric System, and Conversions between the English and Metric Systems of Measurement

 

Appendix B

Metabolic Calculations

 

Appendix C

Answers to Check Your Comprehension Boxes

 

 

Glossary

 

 

Index