A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism

by Christopher B. Scott

Overview

What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a rather solid foundation of thermodynamics and as such the topic could not possibly be omitted from the title or the text of a book about bioenergetics and energy expenditure. I am not a physicist. In fact I ?rst went to college to become a football coach. That vocational choice began to deteriorate when taking the mandatory anatomy and physiology courses required of all physical education majors. This information was exciting; my interest in physical education began to wane. During sophomore year, I answered an advertisement in the school newspaper requesting research subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603273831
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	01/09/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

Thermodynamics.- Introduction: Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism.- Within and Without: Systems and Surroundings.- Conservation.- Matter and Energy.- Energy Accountability: Enthalpy (H).- Energy Has Bias: Entropy (S).- The Energy Exchange Gradient: Gibbs Energy (G).- Bioenergetics.- Life's Currency: ATP.- Metabolism as an Energy-Exchange Device.- Anaerobic Metabolism.- Aerobic Metabolism.- Metabolism.- Aerobic Energy Expenditure.- Anaerobic Energy Expenditure.- Metabolic Energy Expenditure at Rest.- Metabolic Energy Expenditure of Activity (Work and Exercise).- Total Energy Expenditure of Exercise and Recovery.