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The Gale encyclopedia of fitness
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Publication Date
[2017]
Edition
Second edition.
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the eBook - Second edition.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition and Athletic Performance 2016 Guidelines -- Achilles tendinosis -- Acupressure -- Adventure racing -- Aerobic training -- Age and exercise -- Aging athlete -- Altitude training -- Alzheimer's disease -- Amenorrhea -- Amino acid metabolism -- Anabolic steroids and anabolic steroid use -- Anaerobic exercise -- Ankle sprain -- Arm exercises -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Athlete's foot -- Athletic heart syndrome -- Back exercises -- Balance training -- Ballet-barre -- Baseball -- Basketball -- Bellydancing -- Bicycling -- Bikram yoga -- Biochemistry of exercise -- Blisters -- Blood pressure and exercise -- Body composition tests -- Body mass index -- Bodybuilding -- Bone health -- Boot camp -- Boxing -- Bursitis -- Calcium status and exercise -- Calf exercises -- Calisthenics -- Calories -- Carbohydrate metabolism in exercise -- Carbohydrate replacement during exercise -- Carbohydrates -- Cardiac rehabilitation -- Cardiorespiratory fitness tests -- Cardiovascular disease -- Cardiovascular system -- Chest exercises -- Cholesterol -- Chronic disease prevention -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Circuit training -- Cold therapy -- Concentric training -- Concurrent training -- Concussion -- Core training -- Cricket -- CrossFit -- Dance -- Dehydration -- Delayed onset muscle soreness -- Diabetes and exercise -- Diabetes mellitus -- Digestive system -- Disease prevention and exercise -- Dumbbells -- Eating disorders -- Eccentric training -- Electrocardiogram (EKG) -- Elliptical trainer -- Endocrine system -- Endurance training -- Energy drinks -- Energy expenditure -- Epinephrine -- Ergogenic aids -- Eurofit -- Evidence-based practice -- Exercise -- Exercise and brain health -- Exercise-induced anaphylaxis -- Exercise-induced oxidative stress and antioxidants -- Exercise intensity training methods -- Exercise and physical inactivity -- Exercise, nutrition, and health -- Exercise-related asthma -- Exercise training for comorbidities -- Exercising at home -- Exergaming -- Fat -- Fat burning -- Fatigue -- Female triad -- Fencing -- Field hockey -- Fitness apps -- Fitness for Individuals with Disabilities -- Fitness myths -- Flexibility tests -- Foot health -- Foam rollers -- Football -- Fracture -- Functional training -- Gastrointestinal function and exercise -- Golf -- Gymnastics -- Hamstring exercises -- Handball -- Hand-eye coordination -- Hatha yoga -- Healthy Lives, Healthy People -- Healthy People 2000 and 2010 -- Heart rate monitor -- Heat exhaustion -- Heat therapy -- Heatstroke -- High intensity interval training (HIIT) -- Hip and thigh exercises -- History of fitness -- Hula hooping -- Hydration -- Hypertension -- Hyperthermia therapy -- Hyponatremia -- Ice hockey -- Immune system -- Immunity and the effects of exercise and nutrition -- Indirect calorimetry -- Indoor cycling class -- Inline skating -- Integumentary system -- Interval training -- Iron status and exercise -- Ironman -- Ischemic preconditioning and exercise performance -- Isometric training -- Iyengar yoga -- Jumping rope -- Kettleball -- Kickboxing -- Kidney disease and exercise -- Kinesiology --
Lacrosse
Lactate threshold training
Leg exercises
Low back pain
Lower body exercises
Lymphatic system
Marathon and half marathon
Martial arts
Maximum oxygen uptake
Medication and exercise interactions
Men's fitness
Mental health and exercise
Metabolic acidosis and exercise
Metabolic equivalent of tasks
Metabolism and energy
Military fitness tests
Mindful eating
Moderate vs. vigorous intensity training
Muscle cramp
Muscle hypertrophy
Muscle pain
Muscle strain
Muscle toning
Muscular strength and endurance tests
Muscular system
Nerve entrapment
Nervous system, autonomic
Nervous system, somatic
Nutrient timing
Nutrition supplements
Obesity
Ocean sports
Olympics
Orthotics
Osteopenia
Osteoporosis
Overhydration
Overtraining
Overuse injury
Paddleboarding
Paraplegic and quadriplegic athletes
Patellofemoral syndrome
Pedometer
Performance-enhancing drugs
Periodization
Peripheral arterial disease
Personal training
Physical Therapy
Pilates
Plantar fasciitis
Post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)
Power yoga
Prenatal exercise
Preparticipation screening
President's Challenge
Protein
Protein metabolism and exercise
Qigong
Quadricep exercises
Racquetball
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE)
Recess and unstructured play
Rehydration and recovery after exercise
Reproductive system, female
Reproductive system, male
Respiratory system
Responders and nonresponders to exercise training
Resting heart rate
Resting metabolism
Rhabdomyolysis
Rock climbing
Rotator cuff injury
Rowing
Rugby
Running
Senior fitness
Senior fitness testing
Shoulder stability
Sitting
Skateboarding
Skeletal system
Sling training
Snowboarding
Soccer
Softball
Sports Massage
Sports nutrition
Squash
Stability training
Stationary bicycle
Step aerobics
Stress Testing
Stretching
Sudden cardiac death related to exercise or sport
Sunburn
Swimming
Table tennis
Tae kwon do
T'ai chi
Target heart rate
Tendinitis
Tennis
Thermal injuries
Track and field
Treadmill
TRX
Ultramarathons
Upper body exercises
Urinary system
U.S. President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
Vinyasa yoga
Volleyball
Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio
Walking
Warm-up and cool down
Water exercise
Water intoxication
Weight loss
Weightlifting
Winter sports
Women's fitness
Workplace and fitness
Wrestling
Yoga
Youth sports
Zumba.
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9781410379764
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