Fatigue in sport and exercise

Phillips, Shaun Martyn.

Fatigue in sport and exercise Shaun Phillips. - London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. - xiii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is fatigue? -- Defining and measuring fatigue in sport and exercise -- What causes (and what does not cause) fatigue in sport exercise? -- Energy depletion -- Metabolic acidosis -- Dehydration and hyperthermia -- Potassium and calcium -- Central fatigue, and central regulation of performance -- Fatigue : is it the same for everyone? -- Factors influencing the causes of fatigue -- Summary : where next?

9780415742221 (hardback)


Exercise--Physiological aspects.
Sports--Physiological aspects.
Fatigue.

QP 321 / .P546 2015