Main description:

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, offers physiology students and exercise science professionals a complete look at the major topics and debates in the field of environmental physiology. In this second edition, Dr. Stephen Cheung is joined by the coauthor Dr. Phil Ainslie, who has extensive professional expertise in mountaineering and high-altitude physiology and has led numerous high-altitude research expeditions.

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 that pollution and air quality have on exercise. The text also explores the microgravity (space) environment and chronobiological rhythms. The second edition includes new chapters on heat adaptation and therapy, breath-hold diving, physiological adjustments to acute hypoxia, sex differences in environmental response, and cross-adaptation.

Through Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, readers 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
Countermeasures that people can take to minimize the impact of environmental stressors

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, contains twice the number of figures and illustrations from the previous edition to offer better visualization and explanation of the content. New learning aids include chapter objectives, chapter summaries, and review questions to enhance reader comprehension. Sidebars throughout the text highlight lively areas of current research and debate to stimulate further investigation.

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

Contents:

Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Temperature Regulation
Heat Balance Equation
Models of Thermoregulatory Control
Thermal Stress Scales
Summary

Chapter 2. Heat Stress
The Problem With Heat
Mechanisms of Hyperthermia
Thermal Perception and Exercise
Individual Variability
Cooling Strategies
Summary

Chapter 3. Heat Adaptation
Heat Adaptation
Heat Therapy
Summary

Chapter 4. Hydration Strategies for Exercise
Hydration Terminology
Impact of Fluid Balance on Performance
Developing a Hydration Strategy
Hydration Strategies Following Exercise
Summary

Chapter 5. Cold Air Exposure
Hypothermia
Physiological Responses to Cold Exposure
Exercise in the Cold
Cold Injuries to the Extremities
Thermal Response in the Extremities
Summary

Chapter 6. Cold Water Immersion
Phase 1 Immersion and Cold Shock
Phase 2 Muscle Failure
Phase 3 Hypothermia
Phase 4 Postrescue Collapse
Summary

Chapter 7. Breath-Hold Diving
Gas Laws
Disciplines of Apnea Diving
Static Apnea
Dynamic Apnea
Depth
Training Apnea Diving
Indigenous Diving Populations
Medical Consequences of Apnea Diving
Summary

Chapter 8. Diving and Hyperbaric Physiology
Physics of Diving
Diving Systems
Decompression Sickness
Inert Gas Narcosis
Saturation Diving
Summary

Chapter 9. Physiological Adjustments to Acute Hypoxia
Normoxia and Hypoxia
Physiological Consequences of Exposure to Acute Hypoxia
Neurological Effects of Acute Hypoxia
Fatigue and Hypoxia
Clinical Consequences of Acute Hypoxia
Summary

Chapter 10. High-Altitude Physiology
Acclimatization
High Altitude and the Oxygen Cascade
Cardiovascular Response
High-Altitude Illnesses
Hemoglobin and Oxygen Transport
American Medical Research Expedition to Everest
Metabolism and Body Composition
Adaptation to High Altitude
Summary

Chapter 11. Altitude Training and Performance
Living-Training Hypoxic Models
Genetic Basis of Altitude Performance
Hyperoxia
Considerations in Applying Altitude Training
Summary

Chapter 12. Microgravity and Spaceflight
Physiological Responses to Microgravity
Microgravity Simulations
Spaceflight Countermeasures
Extravehicular Activity Physiology
Spacesuit Design
Summary

Chapter 13. Exercise in Polluted Environments
Major Pollutants
Air Quality Indices
Pollution Effects on Exercise
Managing Air Pollution for Athletes
Summary

Chapter 14. Chronobiology
Nomenclature
Circadian Rhythms and the Sleep-Wake Cycle
Sleep
Sleep Deprivation
Transmeridian Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag
Summary

Chapter 15. Cross-Adaptation
Nomenclature
Cold and Hypoxia Cross-Acclimatization
Heat and Hypoxia Cross-Acclimatization
Other Cross-Adaptation Themes
Summary

Chapter 16. Individual Variability: Sex and Age
Sex Differences in Thermoregulation
Sex Differences in High-Altitude Physiology
Children
Aging
Aerobic Fitness
Summary