,Essentials of Exercise Physiology
FOURTH EDITION
Victor L. Katch (Ann Arbor, MI)
Professor, Department of Movement Science
School of Kinesiology
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
William D. McArdle (Sound Beach, NY)
Professor Emeritus, Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Science
Queens College of the City University of New York
Flushing, New York
Frank I. Katch (Santa Barbara, CA)
International Research Scholar, Faculty of Health and Sport
Agder University College
Kristiansand, Norway
Instructor and Board Member
Certificate Program in Fitness Instructio
UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
Former Professor and Chair of Exercise Science
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Katch, Victor L.
Essentials of exercise physiology / Victor L. Katch, William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch.— 4th ed.
p. ; cm.
William D. McArdle is first named author on previous edition
Abridgement of: Exercise physiology / William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. 7th ed. c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: “This is a textbook for undergraduate Exercise Physiology courses”—Provided by publisher.
Summary: “The fourth edition of Essentials of Exercise Physiology represents a compact version of the seventh edition of Exercise
Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance, ideally suited for an undergraduate l introductory course in exercise
physiology”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-60831-267-2 (alk. paper)
1. Exercise—Physiological aspects. I. McArdle, William D. II. Katch, Frank I. III. McArdle, William D. Exercise physiology.
IV. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Exercise—physiology. 2. Physical Fitness—physiology. 3. Sports Medicine. QT 260]
QP301.M1149 2011
612'.044—dc22
2010031304
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