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Learn about the dietary and physiological requirements of athletes 35 years of age and older. As they get older, many adults find that sports play a bigger role in their life. Active participation in sports is on the rise among persons over 35. In addition, there is a growing push for older persons to participate in sports for fitness and health-related reasons. Sports nutrition and physiology texts that concentrate on this population in depth rather than just as a subsection of a discipline that has historically been geared towards younger athletes are consequently becoming more and more necessary. Masters of Sports Nutrition Athletes addresses this need by taking a thorough, scientifically supported approach to the dietary requirements of athletes over 35. The book provides a comprehensive toolkit for preserving athletic performance as one ages while accounting for physiological changes, keeping in mind the significance of nutrition in performance and the needs of senior athletes. The outcome is a crucial addition to a developing area of clinical practice and research. Masters of Sports Nutrition Readers who are athletes will also discover: An outline of the physiological alterations brought on by aging and how they affect performance. comprehensive information about the connection between reducing inflammation and diet. Topics covered include calculating calorie and nutrient requirements, dietary plans, and much more. For individuals seeking instruction in nutrition, exercise science, exercise physiology, health and wellness, and physical education, Sports Nutrition for Masters Athletes is the perfect resource. Those who study physical aging or engage with older persons as patients or clients will also find it interesting.

There may not be any media, website access codes, or print supplements included with this ISBN, which is for the Pearson eText. The book Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Canadian Perspective was prepared especially for a sport and exercise psychology introductory undergraduate course in Canada. An overview of sport and exercise psychology is given in the book, along with a strong basis in fundamental ideas needed for advanced undergraduate courses. The book's structure enables teachers to concentrate on particular facets of exercise psychology and sport in order to fulfill the needs of particular academic courses.  

Over the past few years, the connection between athletes' sleep and their mental and physical performance has gained significant attention. In order to help researchers, clinicians, and other sport-related stakeholders comprehend the basics of sleep health and how these factors relate to athletes, Sleep and Sport: Physical Performance, Mental Performance, Injury Prevention, and Competitive Advantage for Athletes, Coaches, and Trainers attempts to compile the expanding body of scientific evidence in this field. This book serves as a crucial link between the fields of sleep and athletics, teaching sleep specialists about the connections between their areas of specialty and different facets of athletics while teaching sports professionals about the fundamentals of sleep and how they relate to respective fields. The research on sleep disorders, therapies, and risk factors for athletes is reviewed, some fundamentals of sleep health are explained, the effects of sleep health on physical and mental performance are discussed, and important specific areas where these domains overlap are addressed. In order to offer objective, well-explained, evidence-based advice, this book will always refer to the body of peer-reviewed literature. draws attention to the significance of sleep and how it relates to different facets of sports. Make practical, doable, and scientifically supported recommendations for enhancing athletes' sleep health. serves as a useful reference for all pertinent information on this wide topic area and includes easily readable reviews that direct readers to pertinent material in frequently disregarded areas.

Sport and Exercise Physiology, Eighth Edition With HKPropel Access, continues its heritage as a top physiology textbook and choice of educators and students alike. This resource provides a straightforward method for students to investigate how the body reacts to different kinds and intensities of exercise and sports by fusing research with a wealth of visual aids. This eighth edition was revised in accordance with the most recent standards and guidelines in the field of exercise physiology and was written by a group of eminent researchers who were all former presidents of the American College of Sports Medicine. In order to promote a thorough comprehension of difficult subjects, the text adopts a new, more elegant style that builds upon the previous edition's high standards for pictures, drawings, and medical artwork. With 66 audio clips that provide explanations of complex physiological processes and 26 animations that provide a dynamic approach to experience physiological ideas, related multimedia components offered by HKPropel further enhance the learning process. In 27 video clips, experts in the field assist students in making the connection between academic and practical topics. Instructors can assign and monitor students' progress through HKPropel, and a variety of online learning activities, key term flash card reviews, and key term quizzes provide interactive opportunities to interact with the material. To test understanding of important concepts, chapter quizzes (assessments) may also be sent out; they are automatically scored. Students are alerted when complementing digital components become available with QR tags incorporated throughout the text. The following improvements to Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Eighth Edition, are based on the most recent findings in the field: More details about molecular adaptations and cellular signaling More information about sports nutrition and obesity Chapters on energy expenditure and exercise recommendations have been restructured and enlarged to make the material more student-friendly. Comprehensive updates on significant subjects, such as reading research articles, bioinformatics and big data, muscle cramping, mitochondrial oxidation, and the molecular underpinnings of enhanced protein synthesis A Research Perspectives Finder to assist students in accessing important content quickly, as well as updated Research Perspective sidebars that highlight recent discoveries in the field As in earlier editions, Physiology of Sport and Exercise stands out from other physiology resources due to its readability and simplicity of comprehension. Students will be better able to concentrate on the main ideas covered thanks to special learning tools like chapter-opening outlines and review boxes placed throughout each chapter. Each chapter concludes with a list of important terms and study questions that offer chances for self-evaluation and memory. Students can easily refer to lists of popular abbreviations and conversions as well as a thorough lexicon. A key text in the study of exercise physiology is Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Students and teachers will find this version to be a priceless tool for their ongoing education because of its engaging and interactive learning exercises, simple layouts, and research-based content enhanced with visual aids. Note: Every new print book comes with a code to access HKPropel.