Book, Exercise Physiology - Theory and Practice 2/16[LS]

Exercise Physiology | Theory and Practice combines scientific research with practical applications, providing consistent information about how the body works and responds to exercise. Its didactic text, rich in case studies and pedagogical resources, was specially designed to enable students to face the challenges and resolve the issues they will encounter in their professional practice. This second edition, fully revised, features a modernized graphic design, photos and illustrations improvements and several updates. Among the innovations, the chapter on the endocrine system stands out, which is more didactic and interconnected with the others, the content on anaerobic and aerobic metabolism, which was restructured and divided into two chapters to improve understanding of the subjects, and the new More boxes to explore, which delve deeper into the topics studied. In addition, it has online supplementary material, which contains the template for review questions presented at the end of each chapter and a bank of questions for the reader to apply the knowledge studied. All this care makes this work indispensable for students of exercise and sports sciences, especially those who wish to become personal trainers, physical trainers, fitness instructors, physiotherapists, athletic trainers and physical education teachers.