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Exercise immunology is an important, emerging sub-discipline within exercise physiology, concerned with the relationship between exercise, immune function and infection risk. This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date and evidence-based introduction to exercise immunology, including the...
To Be Published June 26th 2013 by Routledge
Academic research on the Paralympics and disability sport is growing. University courses, governing bodies, and sporting organisations are also witnessing a rise of interest in disabled sport. This book is therefore timely and of importance. Written by leading scholars, it addresses a variety of...
To Be Published July 4th 2013 by Routledge
Children and Exercise XXVIII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport. Including contributions from a wide-range of leading international experts, the book is arranged into seven thematic...
To Be Published September 14th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science
Eccentric muscle contraction, during which a muscle lengthens while under tension, is a fundamental process of human movement but a surprisingly under-researched area of exercise science. Evidence suggests that training programmes which incorporate both eccentric and concentric contractions can...
To Be Published October 14th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
Ergonomics is concerned with the ‘fit’ between people and their work. With an increasing number of people becoming conscious about their health and participating in sport or physical activity, ergonomics has become an increasingly prominent concern within the sport and exercise sciences. From the...
To Be Published November 6th 2013 by Routledge
What are the challenges and potential pitfalls of real research? What decision-making process is followed by successful researchers? The Research Process in Sport, Exercise and Health fills an important gap in the research methods literature. Conventional research methods textbooks focus...
To Be Published November 13th 2013 by Routledge
Molecular Exercise Physiology is the study of genetics and cell signal transduction (the conversion of a signal from outside the cell to a functional change within the cell) in relation to exercise. Molecular exercise physiologists aim to identify the genetic determinants of physical performance on...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
Reflective practice is an important tool in practice-based professional learning, encouraging individuals to learn from their own experience and to become better practitioners as a result. This is the first book to examine reflective practice in the context of the sport and exercise sciences,...
To Be Published December 14th 2013 by Routledge
The positive benefits of physical activity for health, and mental health, are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of sedentary behaviour continue to increase throughout the developed world. Understanding the psychology of exercise has therefore become an important concern for scientists, health...
To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
Physical Activity and Health explains clearly, systematically and in detail the relationships between physical activity, health and disease, and examines the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of a wide range of important conditions. Now in a fully updated and revised third...
To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
