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Title: |
Science of Sport, Exercise & Physical Activity in the Tropics |
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| Edited by: |
Andrew Edwards, Anthony Leicht |
| ISBN10-13: |
1631177370 : 9781631177378 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
260x180mm |
| Pages: |
191 |
| Weight: |
.546 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - June 2014 |
| List Price: |
212.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Sociology: sport & leisure : Sports psychology |
| The Greek philosopher Aristotle first suggested the earth could be divided into types of climatic zones, based on their distance from the equator. The region nearest the equator was termed the Torrid Zone and was considered uninhabitable. However, almost half of the world's population now live, exercise and regularly compete in this Torrid Zone, which in modern times, we recognise as the tropics. This book is the first text to report the mechanisms, interventions, implications and practical considerations of sport, exercise and physical activity in the tropics. Tropical conditions impose a unique blend of challenges to human physical performance and these areas are thoroughly interrogated in this monograph. Pertinent commentaries of physiology, behaviour, sports and physical activity considerations in hot, humid, tropical conditions are provided. These are additionally supported by peer-reviewed cutting edge research articles to maximise performance in the tropics. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Understanding the Body’s Physiological Capacity to Dissipate Heat during Challenges to Human Heat Balance – A Calorimetric Perspective; Interactions between Exercise, Thermal Stress & the Immune System; Exercise in the Heat: What Does the Brain Tell Us?; The Central Mechanisms of Pacing & Performance; The Regulation of Pace during Prolonged Exercise in the Heat: Influence on Optimal Pacing Strategies; Influence of Intervals of Radiant Heat on Performance & Pacing Dynamics during Rowing Exercise; Football Performance in the Heat; Seasonal Variations in Fitness in Female Soccer Players: The Use of Small Sided Games for Fitness; Finding Your Carbohydrate & Fluid Sweet-Spot – Practical & Academic Considerations; Triathlon in the Tropics – South Pacific Style; Physiological Responses to Design Adaptations in Firefighting PPC during Simulated Firefighting Tasks; The CoolMeTM Vest – Idea to Application; Developments in ‘Lifestyle Medicine’ & Implications for Tropical Conditions; Physical Activity Behaviour in the Tropics; Clinical Exercise Physiology Placement Supervision Processes & Practices: Where Are We & Where to Next?; Clinical Exercise Physiology Placement Supervision Resources & Training Needs: Where Are We & Where to Next?; A University-Based Clinical Exercise Facility that Serves As a Clinical, Teaching & Research Space.
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