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Human Fatigue : Evolution, Health and Performance / by Francesco E. Marino

By: Marino, Frank E., autor
Material type: materialTypeLabelE-bookSeries: (Routledge research in sport and exercise science).Publisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019Edition: First edition: April 2019.Description: 1 recurso en línea (XII, 258 páginas) : ilustraciones.ISBN: 9781138939738.Subject: Fatiga | Fisiología | Fisiología del ejercicioOnline resources: Acceso a este recurso digital (usuarios Universidad Europea de Madrid)Digital Resources
Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Evolution and natural selection in human performance, health and disease; 2 Safety factors, reserve and trade-offs; 3 Not just cousins; 4 Defining and measuring fatigue; 5 Morphology and skeletal muscle; 6 The brain: the emotional aspect of fatigue; 7 The environment: temperature and the human capacity to resist fatigue; 8 Energy in, energy out -- and fatigue; 9 Power versus endurance; 10 Fatigue in disease; Index
Summary: This book outlines the evidence that fatigue is a result of adaptations distinctive to humans. It argues that humans developed adaptations leading to enhanced fatigue resistance compared with other mammals and discusses the implications in the context of exercise, health and performance
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LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO LIBRO-E NO PRÉSTAMO Madrid Digital Acceso Electrónico (UEM) FCAD | FCBS QP421 2019 EB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Acceso electrónico eBook674759
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Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Evolution and natural selection in human performance, health and disease; 2 Safety factors, reserve and trade-offs; 3 Not just cousins; 4 Defining and measuring fatigue; 5 Morphology and skeletal muscle; 6 The brain: the emotional aspect of fatigue; 7 The environment: temperature and the human capacity to resist fatigue; 8 Energy in, energy out --
and fatigue; 9 Power versus endurance; 10 Fatigue in disease; Index

This book outlines the evidence that fatigue is a result of adaptations distinctive to humans. It argues that humans developed adaptations leading to enhanced fatigue resistance compared with other mammals and discusses the implications in the context of exercise, health and performance

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