Product Description: This package contains the following products: 9780781797818  McArdle Exercise Physiology,North American Edition 9781608316922 Stedman's Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing

This thoroughly revised, updated Fifth Edition textbook provides excellent coverage of exercise physiology concepts integrated with relevant scientific information. A basic foundation to understand nutrition, energy transfer and exercise training, it unites the topics of physical conditioning, sports nutrition, body composition, weight control and more. Chapters contain bulleted Objectives and Summaries that promote mastery of the material. A "Focus on Research" section features synopses of published studies, and interviews with nine contemporary scientists inspire students to realize their professional potential. "Integrative Questions" pose open-ended questions for considerable reflection on complex concepts. Many new additions enhance this must-have text. Connection Website: connection.LWW.com/go/mcardle.

Product Description: This student text emphasizes nutrition and the use of energy systems during training. A new chapter has been added for this edition on clinical exercise physiology for cardiovascular and pulmonary resuscitation, and there are "Focus on Research" sections with synopses of actual published experiments and studies in the field - these seek to demonstrate the principles of the text in the context of real-world clinical physiology, nutrition and exercise science...read more

Product Description: Book by McArdle, William D., Katch, Frank, Katch, Victor L.

A no-nonsense guide to losing weight explains how to burn extra calories every day without enduring a strict diet or exercise program, describing the energy-expending benefits of fidgeting, from pacing around the house to carrying groceries to crossing and uncrossing one's legs while seated at a desk. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Fully revised and updated, this Third Edition provides excellent coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. The book is lavishly illustrated with full-color graphics and photos and includes real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions...read more

Product Description: The explosion of new information in the last five years about such topics as the interrelated and protective role of both nutrition and physical activity in many disease processes, including coronary heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity, has refocused attention on course content...read more