Physiology

The new edition of Plowman and Smith''s renowned text continues to the authoritative textbook for teaching Exercise Physiology. This engaging and b...

Like many of us, journalist David K. Randall never gave sleep much thought. That is, until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into a hallway...

In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit ...

Discover how the individual parts of the human body function and work together: in this accessible and fascinating examination, you can navigate th...

Now in its fourth edition 'Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement' has established itself as the leading textbook for the study of mov...

Some understanding of the biochemistry of exercise is fundamental to any study of the factors that contribute to sports performance. It is the phys...

This is an integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinica...

Metabolism, behaviour, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies con...

The Brain Atlas: A Visual Guide to the Human Central Nervous System integrates modern neuroscience with clinical practice and is now significantly ...

The introduction of femtosecond pulse lasers has provided numerous new methods for non-destructive diagnostic analysis of biological samples. This ...

The Handbook of Human Motion is a large cross-disciplinary reference work which covers the many interlinked facets of the science and technology of...

Succeed in your course and learn more about potential careers with ACSM''s Introduction to Exercise Science, 3rd Edition. This proven book provides...

The first step on your path to success Foundation in Kinesiology and Biomechanics and Kinesiology in Action work together to create a complete lear...

Temperature plays an important role in sports - regarding both the athlete's performance and health. However, until now, these effects, e.g. ther...

Introduction to Exercise Physiology, identifies the key scientific content that is critically important to the successful practice of exercise phys...

Human health issues relating to amino acids are extremely broad and include metabolic disorders of amino acid metabolism as well as their presence ...

This book reviews the latest scientific research in the application and design of sport-specific strength training programmes in three types of spo...