Endurance in Sport (Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine)

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Summary:"Endurance in Sport is a comprehensive and authoritative work on all aspects of a major component of sports science, as well as embracing medical and sport-specific issues of particular relevance to all interested in endurance performance." "The scientific basis and mechanisms of endurance--physiological, psychological, genetic, and environmental--are considered in depth. Measurement of endurance is extensively reviewed as is preparation and training for physical activities requiring endurance." "The information presented will be of interest to a wide range of disciplines including sports scientists, sports medicine doctors, medical doctors in family practice, physical therapists, athletic trainers and coaches, and graduate students in the sports sciences and health-related professions."--Jacket

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The distinction between such terms as physical activity, exercise and physical fitness has been sharpened through the contributions of Caspersen et al. (1985) and Bouchard and Shepard (1994), as discussed below.

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