The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness

Editor: Moy, Tracie
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Gale

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-41-037976-4
Category: Health & Medicine - Exercise
Image Count: 202
Book Status: Available
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This second edition is a comprehensive and easy-to-use reference source with a collection of fitness topics ranging from sports, body systems, the body's reaction to physical fitness, and exercise activities to diseases and conditions, treatments, fitness tests, and other health-related issues pertaining to exercise and fitness.

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Table of Contents

  • Advisory Board
  • Please Read—Important Information
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Alphabetical List of Entries
  • Contributors
  • Volume 1
  • A
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition and Athletic Performance 2016 Guidelines
  • Achilles tendinosis
  • Acupressure
  • Adventure Racing
  • Aerobic Training
  • Age and Exercise
  • Aging Athlete
  • Altitude Training
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amenorrhea
  • Amino Acid Metabolism
  • Anabolic Steroids and Anabolic Steroid use
  • Anaerobic Exercise
  • Ankle Sprain
  • Arm Exercises
  • Arthritis
  • Asthma
  • Athlete's Foot
  • Athletic Heart Syndrome
  • B
  • Back Exercises
  • Balance Training
  • Ballet-Barre
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bellydancing
  • Bicycling
  • Bikram Yoga
  • Biochemistry of Exercise
  • Blisters
  • Blood Pressure and Exercise
  • Body Composition Tests
  • Body Mass Index
  • Bodybuilding
  • Bone Health
  • Boot Camp
  • Boxing
  • Bursitis
  • C
  • Calcium Status and Exercise
  • Calf Exercises
  • Calisthenics
  • Calories
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism in Exercise
  • Carbohydrate Replacement During Exercise
  • Carbohydrates
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Chest Exercises
  • Cholesterol
  • Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Circuit Training
  • Cold Therapy
  • Concentric Training
  • Concurrent Training
  • Concussion
  • Core Training
  • Cricket
  • CrossFit
  • D
  • Dance
  • Dehydration
  • Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
  • Diabetes and Exercise
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Digestive System
  • Disease Prevention and Exercise
  • Dumbbells
  • E
  • Eating Disorders
  • Eccentric Training
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Elliptical Trainer
  • Endocrine System
  • Endurance Training
  • Energy Drinks
  • Energy Expenditure
  • Epinephrine
  • Ergogenic Aids
  • Eurofit
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Exercise
  • Exercise and Brain Health
  • Exercise and Physical Inactivity
  • Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
  • Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants
  • Exercise Intensity Training Methods
  • Exercise, Nutrition, and Health
  • Exercise-Related Asthma
  • Exercise Training for Comorbidities
  • Exercising at Home
  • Exergaming
  • F
  • Fat
  • Fat Burning
  • Fatigue
  • Female Triad
  • Fencing
  • Field Hockey
  • Fitness Apps
  • Fitness for Individuals with Disabilities
  • Fitness Myths
  • Flexibility Tests
  • Foam Rollers
  • Foot Health
  • Football
  • Fracture
  • Functional Training
  • G
  • Gastrointestinal Function and Exercise
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • H
  • Hamstring Exercises
  • Hand-Eye Coordination
  • Handball
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Healthy Lives, Healthy People
  • Healthy People 2010 & 2020
  • Heart Rate Monitor
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Therapy
  • Heatstroke
  • High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
  • Hip and Thigh Exercises
  • History of Fitness
  • Hula Hooping
  • Hydration
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperthermia Therapy
  • Hyponatremia
  • I
  • Ice Hockey
  • Immune System
  • Immunity and the Effects of Exercise and Nutrition
  • Indirect Calorimetry
  • Indoor Cycling Class
  • Inline Skating
  • Integumentary System
  • Interval Training
  • Iron Status and Exercise
  • Ironman
  • Ischemic Preconditioning and Exercise Performance
  • Isometric Training
  • Iyengar Yoga
  • J
  • Jumping Rope
  • K
  • Kettleball
  • Kickboxing
  • Kidney Disease and Exercise
  • Kinesiology
  • L
  • Lacrosse
  • Lactate Threshold Training
  • Leg Exercises
  • Low Back Pain
  • Lower Body Exercises
  • Lymphatic System
  • Volume 2
  • M
  • Marathon and Half Marathon
  • Martial Arts
  • Maximum Oxygen Uptake
  • Medication and Exercise Interactions
  • Men's Fitness
  • Mental Health and Exercise
  • Metabolic Acidosis and Exercise
  • Metabolic Equivalent of Tasks
  • Metabolism and Energy
  • Military Fitness Tests
  • Mindful Eating
  • Moderate Vs. Vigorous Intensity Training
  • Muscle Cramp
  • Muscle Hypertrophy
  • Muscle Pain
  • Muscle Strain
  • Muscle Toning
  • Muscular Strength and Endurance Tests
  • Muscular System
  • N
  • Nerve Entrapment
  • Nervous System, Autonomic
  • Nervous System, Somatic
  • Nutrient Timing
  • Nutritional Supplements
  • O
  • Obesity
  • Ocean Sports
  • Olympics
  • Orthotics
  • Osteopenia
  • Osteoporosis
  • Overhydration
  • Overtraining
  • Overuse Injury
  • P
  • Paddleboarding
  • Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Athletes
  • Patellofemoral Syndrome
  • Pedometer
  • Performance-Enhancing Drugs
  • Periodization
  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Personal Training
  • Physical Therapy
  • Pilates
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC)
  • Power Yoga
  • Prenatal Exercise
  • Preparticipation Screening
  • President's Challenge
  • Protein
  • Protein Metabolism and Exercise
  • Q
  • Qigong
  • Quadricep Exercises
  • R
  • Racquetball
  • Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
  • Recess and Unstructured Play
  • Rehydration and Recovery After Exercise
  • Reproductive System, Female
  • Reproductive System, Male
  • Respiratory System
  • Responders and Nonresponders to Exercise Training
  • Resting Heart Rate
  • Resting Metabolism
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Rock Climbing
  • Rotator Cuff Injury
  • Rowing
  • Rugby
  • Running
  • S
  • Senior Fitness
  • Senior Fitness Testing
  • Shoulder Stability
  • Sitting
  • Skateboarding
  • Skeletal System
  • Sling Training
  • Snowboarding
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Sports Massage
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Squash
  • Stability Training
  • Stationary Bicycle
  • Step Aerobics
  • Stress Testing
  • Stretching
  • Sudden Cardiac Death Related to Exercise or Sport
  • Sunburn
  • Swimming
  • T
  • Table Tennis
  • Tae Kwon Do
  • T'ai Chi
  • Target Heart Rate
  • Tendinitis
  • Tennis
  • Thermal Injuries
  • Track and Field
  • Treadmill
  • TRX
  • U
  • Ultramarathons
  • Upper Body Exercises
  • Urinary System
  • U.S. President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
  • V
  • Vinyasa Yoga
  • Volleyball
  • W
  • Waist Circumference and Waist-to-hip Ratio
  • Walking
  • Warm up and Cool Down
  • Water Exercise
  • Water Intoxication
  • Weight Loss
  • Weightlifting
  • Winter Sports
  • Women's Fitness
  • Workplace and Fitness
  • Wrestling
  • Y
  • Yoga
  • Youth Sports
  • Z
  • Zumba