Joanne Thatcher & Rhys Thatcher 
Sport and Exercise Science [EPUB ebook] 

This text introduces students to the essentials of the major contributing disciplines – biomechanics, physiology and psychology. It provides detailed knowledge and understanding of each subject area combined with explicit advice on how to study effectively, research further and think critically. Case studies clearly relate theory to practice and learning exercises support readers throughout the text.

Содержание

Introduction

Understanding research

Planning research

Positivist research

Interpretative research

Motivation in sport and exercise

Stress, anxiety and emotions

Group dynamics

Exercise psychology

Nutrition

Skeletal muscle

Cardiovascular system

Describing motion and quantifying kinetics

Analysing motion and quantifying kinetics

A multidisciplinary approach to sport and exercise science

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Simon Hood is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Teeside