By

• William D McArdle BS, M.Ed, PhD Professor Emeritus, Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Science, Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, NY
• Frank I Katch Retired Professor of Exercise Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
• Victor L Katch Professor, Department of Movement Science, Division of Kinesiology, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Key Features:

• NEW! More than 35 animations of key exercise physiology concepts selected by reviewers are available on the companion website.
• Questions & Notes provide an integrated workbook feature, focusing on important questions related to material presented in the text
• Close Up boxes focus on timely exercise, sport, and clinical topics in exercise physiology relating to chapter content, providing practical applications to related topics of interest
• Chapter Objectives help students focus on and retain key, crucial topics presented in the chapter
• For Your Information boxes highlight key information about different exercise physiology areas, making them relevant to student learning
• Chapter Summaries ensure students have mastered the material presented in each chapter
• Thought Questions at the end of each section encourage integrative, critical thinking to help students apply information in the chapter or to help instructors stimulate discussion in the classroom