Overview

A volume in the Nutrition in Exercise and Sports Series, this text examines the relationship of physique to fitness and performance. While physique essentially encompasses the study of body structure, body size, and body composition, fitness and performance are descriptive of the applied interaction of morphological, muscular, cardiovascular, motor and metabolic component capacities, abilities, and skills developed and acquired through exercise and physical training programs. Physique and Fitness is an exercise and fitness text that covers the pertinent processes of physical conditioning in a basic quantitative and qualitative research manner.

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Author:   Thomas Battinelli (Professor Emeritus, Fitchburg State College, Massachusetts,)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.531kg
ISBN:  

9780849302312

ISBN 10:   0849302315
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   30 March 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9780849391972
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Part One: Physique, Fitness and Performance: An Introduction Body Build and Body Build Indices Body Fat and Fat Free Composition Part Two: Physical and Physiological Conditioning Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning Motor Learning and Motor Control Fatigue and Physical Performance Part Three: Nutrition and Heart Disease Exercise and Nutrition Nutrition and Heart Disease Obesity and Heart Disease Part Four: Appendix Appendix I: The Health-Carter Anthropometric Somatotype: Measurement and Assessment Appendix II: Body Size and Body Proportions: Measurement and Assessment Appendix III: Body Composition: Measurement and Assessment Appendix IV: Resistance Exercises: Description and Assessment Appendix V: Aerobic and Anerobic Conditioning: Assessment and Classification Appendix VI: Nutrition Guidelines Appendix VII: Height/Weight Measurement and Assessment Index

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Winner of CHOICE magazine's Outstanding Academic Title award January 2001 I am amazed by what Thomas Battinelli has been able to do...He has summarized in a clear, succinct way what we in the field of physical education/exercise science have been able to accumulate throughout the years. -Carmelo Bazzano, Ed.D., Professor of Physical Education, University of Massachusetts Boston

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