Exercise is widely recognized for its importance as a preventive and rehabilitative health measure. Even so, the prevalence of diseases due to poor lifestyle choices is high. These statements speak volumes about the contradiction that exists between our state of knowledge regarding preventive health and the general behavior of the populace.
As an academic discipline, exercise physiology is concerned with two general goals: using exercise as a research tool to explore physiological responses and adaptations and using physiological measurements to understand the stress of exercise. These general goals establish the boundaries around which scientists explore the physiology of exercise from different vantage points.
This publication examines all these aspects of exercise physiology and more! Including a case study on cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.
Preface
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Exercise as Stress
Section One The Science of Exercise
Chapter 2 The Energy Cycle
Chapter 3 Heart and Lungs
Chapter 4 Thermal Responses and Adaptations
Chapter 5 Calorimetry and Metabolism
Chapter 6 Efficiency and Economy
Chapter 7 Ergometry
Chapter 8 Principles of Exercise Training
Section Two The Science of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Chapter 9 Aging: A Physiological Paradigm
Chapter 10 Disablement
Chapter 11 Principles of Exercise Testing
Chapter 12 The Rehabilitation Process
Chapter 13 Case Study and Documentation in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Glossary
Appendix 1: Select Symbols in Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Index
Stanley
Brown
Dr. Brown is a clinical exercise physiologist and former professor and head of the department of kinesiology at Mississippi State University. He teaches advanced exercise physiology courses to clinical students.