Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology - Stephen S. Cheung

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Résumé :
Using an integrative approach, Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology considers the human capacity to exercise in and tolerate different environments and explores how multiple systems interact during exposure and exercise in various environments.

Biographie:
Stephen S. Cheung, PhD, is the Canada research chair in environmental ergonomics in the department of physical education and kinesiology at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Dr. Cheung has published more than 45 papers in topics that span the chapters in this book, including extensive publication on hyperthermia and its effect on exercise capacity and fatigue as well as the effects of cold on manual function and marine survival.

Sommaire:
Chapter 1. Overview of Environmental Physiology
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Temperature Regulation
Chapter 3. Heat Stress
Chapter 4. Hydration Strategies for Exercise
Chapter 5. Cold Air Exposure
Chapter 6. Cold Water Immersion
Chapter 7. Diving and Hyperbaric Physiology
Chapter 8. Training and Performing at Moderate Altitude
Chapter 9. Mountaineering and High Altitude Physiology
Chapter 10. Microgravity and Spaceflight
Chapter 11. Exercise in Polluted Environments
Chapter 12. Chronobiological Rhythms and Exercise Performance