Main description:

Students entering advanced study of environmental physiology may have little experience in researching environmental physiology or may not realize the depth and breadth of the field. Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology offers the first complete look at the scope and major ideas of environmental exercise physiology. It provides students with a solid grounding in prominent research topics and a thorough understanding of the key concepts and current debates in the field.

Using an integrative approach, Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, the first book in Human Kinetics' Advanced Exercise Physiology series, considers the human capacity to exercise in and tolerate various environments. Readers will examine the major impact of each environment explored, and they will discover areas of current debate to stimulate further research. The text also helps students directly link the research to athletic and occupational situations in various environments.

Through Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, students will learn the following:

* The initial physiological responses upon exposure to an environment that a person is not adapted to

* How the body adapts to repeated exposure to an environment

* How various environments affect the ability to exercise and work

* Individual variability in response to stressful environments

Readers will also gain a firm knowledge of the application of basic exercise physiology to specific environmental stressors by looking at the countermeasures that people can take to minimize the impact of environmental stressors. Among the issues explored in this text are the effects of heat, hydration, and cold in the thermal environment; diving, altitude training, and other pressure effects on the human system; and the influences tthat pollution and air quality have on exercise. The text also explores the microgravity (space) environment and chronobiological rhythms and their effects on exercise performance.

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology addresses the primary environmental factors affecting people when they are exercising and competing in sport, and it provides evidence-based information with numerous references. By linking research with recommendations for real-world situations, this text serves as an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.

Human Kinetics' Advanced Exercise Physiology series offers books for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals in exercise science and kinesiology. These books highlight the complex interaction of the various systems both at rest and during exercise. Each text in this series offers a clear and concise explanation of the system and details how each is affected by acute exercise and chronic exercise training.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Overview of Environmental Physiology

Interdisciplinary Design Issues

Common Terminology in Environmental Physiology

Common Research Themes

Summary

Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Temperature Regulation

Heat Balance Equation and Factors Affecting Heat Exchange

Models of Thermoregulatory Control

Thermal Stress Scales

Summary

Chapter 3. Heat Stress

Direct Effects of Hyperthermia

Pace Selection With Hyperthermia

Individual Variability in Heat Tolerance

Cooling Strategies

Summary

Chapter 4. Hydration Strategies for Exercise

Physiology of Fluid Balance

Developing a Hydration Strategy

Summary

Chapter 5. Cold Air Exposure

Manual Function in the Cold

Cold Injuries to the Extremities

Physiological Responses to Exercise in the Cold

Summary

Chapter 6. Cold Water Immersion

Sudden Immersion and Cold Shock

Muscle Failure in the Cold

Hypothermia

Post-Rescue Collapse

Summary

Chapter 7. Diving and Hyperbaric Physiology

The Physics of Diving

Respiratory Responses to a Hyperbaric Environment

Barotrauma

Decompression Sickness

Inert Gas Narcosis

Saturation Diving

Summary

Chapter 8. Training and Performing at Moderate Altitude

Models of Physiological Responses to Hypoxic Stimulus

Genetic Basis of Altitude Performance

Live Low, Train High

Live High, Train High

Live High, Train Low

Hyperoxia

Considerations in Applying Altitude Training

Summary

Chapter 9. Mountaineering and High Altitude Physiology

Physiological Responses to High and Extreme Altitudes

High Altitude Illnesses

Summary

Chapter 10. Microgravity and Spaceflight

The Microgravity Environment

Physiological Responses to Microgravity

Exercise Countermeasures

Extravehicular Activity Physiology

Spacesuit Design

Radiation Exposure

Summary

Chapter 11. Exercise in Polluted Environments

Air Quality Indices

Ozone Effects on Health and Exercise

Managing Air Pollution for Athletes

Summary

Chapter 12.Chronobiological Rhythms and Exercise Performance

Sleep-Wake Cycle Basics

Circadian Pattern in Exercise Capacity

Sleep Deprivation

Shift Work

Jet Lag

Summary

Afterword

Appendix

References

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