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Developmental exercise physiology / Thomas W. Rowland.

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Developmental exercise physiology / Thomas W. Rowland.
Author
Rowland, Thomas W.
Publication
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 1996.

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x, 269 pages : illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
  • Dr. Rowland, director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA, is author of the popular book, Exercise and Children's Health. He is president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.
  • In Developmental Exercise Physiology, Dr. Thomas Rowland provides a complete review of current knowledge about physiological responses in children to exercise. He focuses on changes that occur during childhood and documents the physiological differences between children and adults.
  • Part I, "Experimental Approach to the Exercising Child," features a unique chapter addressing ethical aspects of research with children. In each chapter in Part II, the author includes a special feature after the summary that lists "What We Know" and adds "What We Would Like to Know.".
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  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Experimental Approach to the Exercising Child. Ch. 1. The Process of Biological Maturation. Ch. 2. Accounting for Size: The Physiologist's Dilemma. Ch. 3. Exercise Testing. Ch. 4. Body Composition. Ch. 5. Ethical Aspects of Research With Children -- Pt. II. Physiological Responses to Exercise. Ch. 6. Maturation of Aerobic Fitness. Ch. 7. The Plasticity of Aerobic Fitness. Ch. 8. Response to Endurance Exercise: Cardiovascular System. Ch. 9. Response to Endurance Exercise: Ventilation. Ch. 10. Response to Endurance Exercise: Peripheral Factors. Ch. 11. Submaximal Energy Expenditure. Ch. 12. Short-Burst Activities and the Development of Anaerobic Fitness. Ch. 13. The Development of Muscular Strength. Ch. 14. Metabolic and Endocrine Response to Exercise. Ch. 15. Adaptations to Thermal Stress.
ISBN
0873226402
LCCN
96010886
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries