Christopher Tyler

Maximising Performance in Hot Environments (eBook, ePUB)

A Problem-Based Learning Approach

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book with a problem-based learning approachto focus solely on exercise in high temperatures, providing students and coaches with a clear and concise introduction to working with athletes in the heat. The book encourages students to engage with the science and apply it to practical, real-world scenarios.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351111539
• Artikelnr.: 56886574

Autorenporträt

Christopher J. Tyler is an environmental physiologist at the University of Roehampton, UK. His main research interest focuses on the role that cooling interventions may play in improving exercise performance in hot conditions.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Basics of Human Thermoregulation
3. How Hot is Hot? Measuring Thermal Stress and Strain
4. The Effect of High Ambient Temperatures on Exercise Performance
5. The Effect of High Ambient Temperatures on Cognitive Function
6. Heat Acclimation and Acclimatision
7. Cooling
8. (De)Hydration
9. Heat-related Injury and Illness