Exercise Physiology: For Health, Fitness, and Performance

By Sharon A. Plowman and Denise L. Smith

Book Overview

Updated for its Fourth Edition with increased art and photos, this undergraduate exercise physiology textbook integrates basic exercise physiology with research studies to stimulate learning, allowing readers to apply principles in the widest variety of exercise and sport science careers. The book has comprehensive coverage, including integrated material on special populations, and a flexible organization of independent units, so instructors can teach according to their preferred approach.Each unit is designed with a consistent and comprehensive sequence of presentation: basic anatomy and physiology, the measurement and meaning of variables important to understanding exercise physiology, exercise responses, training principles, and special applications, problems, and considerations. Plowman & Smith provides a consistently organized, comprehensive approach to Exercise Physiology with excellent supporting ancillary materials. Its ability to relate up to date research to key concepts and integrate special populations makes this book ideal for classroom use.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451176112
• ISBN13: 9781451176117
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 734 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

good book

A very good book for any exercise physiologist that wants a book more advanced than the average undergrad text

Never done with.

I used this text in college and it was by far the most informative and easily read text I used. Hats off to the authors and contributors, job well done! I still use this book at work for reference, unfortunately other people feel its a great book and it was stolen. A text well worth replacing

excelent study text

This book is briliant for student of exercise physiology.The authors has manage to write it in a form that is easy to read, and makes the understanding of the subject easy.But yet it is not written in a way that simplifies the subject like so many other books.