Sport and Outdoor

This updated and revised fourth edition of the respected Textbook of Work Physiology combines classical issues in exercise and work physiology with the latest scientific findings. The result is an outstanding professional reference that will be indispensable to advanced students, physiologists, clinicians, physical educators--any professional pursuing study of the body as a working machine. Textbook of Work Physiology, Fourth Edition includes these updated features: - More than 1, 600 references, - "Classical studies" and "additional reading" side boxes for those who wish to study a topic more closely, - In-depth studies taken from the working world, recreational activities, and elite sport, - More than 380 illustrations, tables, and photos, - Comprehensive appendix, including glossary, list of symbols, conversion tables, and definitions of terms and units,