Biological Rhythms and Exercise (Paperback)

The effects of circadian rhythms on human performance in general and on response to exercise in particular are a well-known phenomenon. Often after a poor night's sleep or taking a "red-eye" flight into a different time-zone, one just doesn't feel like "themselves." This book aims to provide a comprehensive account of biological rhythms and how they affect exercise. Particular attention is given to sleep, its biological function, and the consequences for exercise performance of sleep loss. There are chapters devoted to the effects of disturbing the circadian body clock, such as when multiple time zones are crossed and jet-lag experienced. The effects of nocturnal shift work and seasonal variation are also covered. The interactions between exercise and the female menstrual cycle are explained and the issue of exercise during pregnancy discussed. Finally, there is a chapter devoted to research methods in chronobiology, the scientific discipline underpinning the content of the book.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 1997
Authors:	T. Reilly (Director of Human Science and Professor of Sports Science) • G. Atkinson (Research Fellow in Chronobiology and Exercise) • J. Waterhouse (Senior Lecturer in Physiology)
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-262524-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Sports injuries & medicine Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Physiotherapy Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Physiology > Biomechanics, human kinetics Promotions
LSN:	0-19-262524-1
Barcode:	9780192625243

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