The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness
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
Table of Contents
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