01916pamaa2200277 4500 0000048930 20130815090000.0 110331 eng 0736042768 / 9780736042765 (pbk.) QP303 BIO 2005 The biophysical foundations of human movement Bruce Abernethy ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2005. xi, 363 p.: ill.; 28 cm. FMHS Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction: human movement studies as a discipline and a profession -- Basic concepts of the musculoskeletal system -- Basic concepts of anthropometry -- Musculoskeletal changes throughout the life span -- Musculoskeletal adaptations to training -- Basic concepts of kinematics and kinetics -- Basic concepts of energetics -- Biomechanics across the life span -- Biomechanical adaptations to training -- Basic concepts of exercise metabolism -- Physiological adaptations to training -- Physiological capacity and performance across the life span -- Applications of exercise physiology to health -- Basic concepts of motor control: neurophysiological perspectives -- Basic concepts of motor control: cognitive science perspectives -- Motor control across the life span -- Motor control adaptations to training -- Basic concepts in sport psychology -- Basic concepts in exercise psychology -- Physical activity and psychological factors across the life span -- Psychological adaptations to training -- Multi- and cross-disciplinary approaches to human movement. Biophysics Human mechanics Exercise -- physiology Biomechanics Movement -- physiology Kinesiology Sports -- psychology Abernethy, Bruce www.humankinetics.com