Content: Front Cover; Exercise Physiology: People and Ideas; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Ancient and Early Influences; Chapter 2. The Neuromuscular System; Chapter 3. The Cardiovascular System; Chapter 4. The Respiratory System; Chapter 5. The Autonomic Nervous System; Chapter 6. The Oxygen Transport System and Maximal Oxygen Uptake; Chapter 7. The Metabolic Systems: Aerobic Metabolism and Substrate Utilization in Exercising Skeletal Muscle; Chapter 8. The Metabolic Systems: Anaerobic Metabolism (Glycolytic and Phosphagen). Chapter 9. The Endocrine System: Metabolic Effects of the Pancreatic, Adrenal, Thyroidal, and Growth HormonesChapter 10. The Temperature Regulatory System; Chapter 11. The Renal System; Chapter 12. The Gastrointestinal System; Index.
Abstract: This is a history of exercise physiology written from a systems perspective. The significance of human exercise experiments is emphasized, and the range of coverage is wide. The physiology of exercise and the development of thinking about the responses of physiological systems to the conditions of acute and chronic exercise are covered