Fully revised and updated, this Third Edition provides excellent coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. The book is lavishly illustrated with full-color graphics and photos and includes real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions. This edition has an Integrated Workbook in the margins that reinforces concepts, presents activities to test knowledge, and aids students in taking notes. An accompanying CD-ROM contains multiple-choice and true/false questions to help students prepare for exams. LiveAdvise online faculty support and student tutoring services are available free with the text.

FUNDAMENTALS provides basic and balanced information for the study of exercise physiology for the undergraduate introductory level student. It thoroughly examines both the immediate responses to, as well as the long-term benefits of exercise. The book uses full color illustrations to enhance learning.

Abstract: This third edition of the book integrates basic concepts and relevant scientific information to provide the foundation for understanding nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise and training. Designed for both the beginning and advanced student, the subjects covered include energy for physical activity, systems of energy delivery and utilization, enhancement of energy capacity, work performance and environmental stress, body composition, energy balance, and weight control, and the metric system and SI units.

Written by experts in the field, Advanced Exercise Physiology: Essential Concepts and Applications builds upon foundational topics and looks further into key physiological components to help advanced students gain a deeper level of understanding.

This 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. It combines basic exercise physiology with special applications and contains flexible organisation of independent units.

"Whether you are preparing to become an ACE-certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, or Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach, this textbook provides the foundational knowledge you will need before moving on to study the materials specific to your chosen certification. ... Each of the five chapters includes a study guide"--P. [4] of cover.