Previous edition: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nutrition: the base for human performance. Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins ; Vitamins, minerals, and water ; Optimal nutrition for physical activity -- Energy for physical activity. Food's energy value ; Introduction to energy transfer ; Energy transfer in the body ; Energy transfer during physical activity ; Measuring energy expenditure ; Human energy expenditure during rest and physical activity ; Energy expenditure during walking, jogging, running, and swimming ; Individual differences and measuring energy capacities -- Aerobic energy delivery and use. Pulmonary structure and function ; Gas exchange and transport ; Pulmonary ventilation dynamics ; The cardiovascular system ; Cardiovascular regulation and integration ; Cardiovascular dynamics during physical activity ; Skeletal muscle structure and function ; Neural control of human movement ; The endocrine system: organization and acute and chronic responses to physical activity -- Enhancing energy transfer capacity. Training for anaerobic and aerobic power ; Muscular strength: training muscles to become stronger ; Special aids to exercise training and performances -- Exercise performance and environmental stress. Physical activity at medium and high altitude ; Exercise and thermal stress ; Sport diving ; Microgravity: the last frontier -- Body composition, energy balance, and weight control. Body composition assessment ; Physique, performance, and physical activity ; Overweight, overfatness (obesity), and weight control -- Exercise, successful aging, and disease prevention. Physical activity, health, and aging ; Clinical exercise physiology for cancer, cardiovascular, and pulmonary rehabilitation -- On the horizon. Molecular biology: new vista for exercise physiology in health, disease, and performance.