Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance [Hardcover]

Scott Powers (Author), Edward Howley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0073376477 | ISBN-13: 978-0073376479 | Edition: 7

Written especially for exercise science and physical education students, this text provides a solid foundation in theory illuminated by application and performance models to increase understanding and to help students apply what they've learned in the classroom and beyond.

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About the Author

Scott K. Powers is a Distinguished Professor and the UAA Endowed professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. Powers enjoys teaching and has earned three University of Florida teaching awards. Dr. Powers’ research has focused on exercise-mediated changes in cardiac and skeletal muscle antioxidant systems and the role that these changes play in providing protection against oxidant injury. Further, he is actively investigating the mechanisms responsible for respiratory muscle weakness in patients subjected to prolonged periods of mechanical ventilation. Dr. Powers’ laboratory work has been funded by grants totaling more than five million dollars from the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and the Florida Biomedical Research Program. This research has resulted in over 180 peer-reviewed research publications. Scott has also co-authored four college textbooks for use in exercise physiology and fitness courses. Powers is active in both the American Physiological Society and the American College of Sports Medicine. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Physiology-Reg. and is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Applied Physiology, the International Journal of Sports Medicine, and the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. Scott Powers received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Carson Newman College, his master’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of Georgia, and a doctorate (EdD) in exercise physiology from the University of Tennessee. Powers earned a second doctoral degree (PhD) in physiology from Louisiana State University.

Edward Howley received his BS degree from Manhattan College and his MS and PhD degrees from The University of Wisconsin, Madison. He completed a one-year post-doctoral appointment at Penn State University and began his career at the University of Tennessee in 1970. He taught a variety of courses in physiology, exercise physiology and fitness testing and prescription over 36 years. He also served as an administrator of the Exercise Science program/department. He retired in 2007 and holds the rank of professor emeritus. He has received several awards for his teaching. Most of Dr. Howley’s volunteer efforts have been with the American College of Sports Medicine, where he served as president from 2002–2003. He is the Editor-in-Chief of ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, and is chair of the program planning committee for the annual ACSM Health & Fitness Summit meeting.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 648 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 7 edition (October 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073376477
• ISBN-13: 978-0073376479
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Sports Medicine

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Updated - references wrong!, January 7, 2011

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This review is from: Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance (Hardcover)

The content of this book was great! However I found it very frustrating that the content had recently been updated so the text would reference the diagram on the right and it would actually be the back of the page. There were also a few aggravating typos that caused a little bit of confusion, nothing with content, but purely grammatical. The version update was done very very sloppy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reader friendly, October 4, 2011

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This book is chock-full of pertinent, straight to the point exercise physiology fitness information. It is well organized. There are plenty of visual aids in the forms of graphs and diagrams. Also, I enjoy the "clinical application" and "a look back" sections. Even when I get behind in my reading assignments, I am always compelled to go back and read what I missed simply to gain the understanding. This text also includes valuable nuggets of nutrition and chemistry to offer a more robust view of exercise physiology's theory and application to fitness and performance. Another good thing is that the average chapter size is roughly 20 pages. Bite sized!

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic, but needs a polish, December 26, 2011

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This review is from: Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance (Hardcover)

This is a text that all human based scientists could benefit from.

It is in fact, the definitive work for those in sports medicine, and does more than McCardle, Katch and Katch, with less space. However, its place in science's hall of fame also hints at its limits.

If you buy it for your physiology 101, you won't go wrong.