Body Composition in Sport, Exercise and Health

ISBN-13: 9780415614979 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 20 str.

Arthur D. Stewart; Laura Sutton

Opis

The analysis of body composition (fat, bone and muscle) is an important process throughout the biomedical sciences. This is the first book to offer a clear and detailed introduction to the key methods and techniques in body composition analysis and to explain the importance of body composition data in the context of sport, exercise and health.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. The Concept of Body Composition and its Applications  Chapter 2. Laboratory Methods of Body Composition Analysis  Chapter 3. Portable Methods of Body Composition Analysis  Chapter 4. Physique: Phenotype, Somatotype and 3D Scanning  Chapter 5. Muscle Tissue  Chapter 6. Bone Tissue  Chapter 7. Anthropometric Surrogates for Fatness and Health Chapter 8. Body Composition Change  Chapter 9. Body Composition in Chronic Disease and Disability  Chapter 10. Body Composition: Professional Practice and an Interdisciplinary Toolkit