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"In Developmental Exercise Physiology, Dr. Thomas Rowland provides a complete review of current knowledge about physiological responses in children to exercise. He focuses on changes that occur during childhood and documents the physiological differences between children and adults." "Part I, "Experimental Approach to the Exercising Child," features a unique chapter addressing ethical aspects of research with children. In each chapter in Part II, the author includes a special feature after the summary that lists "What We Know" and adds "What We Would Like to Know."" "Dr. Rowland, director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA, is author of the popular book, Exercise and Children's Health. He is president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Rowland writes about the physiological responses to exercise in children. This book's 15 chapters are in two parts. The first treats the experimental approach to exercise testing in the child. Chapters include biological maturation, accounting for size, exercise testing, body composition, and ethical aspects. The second part discusses physiological responses to exercise. Chapters include maturation of aerobic fitness, the cardiovascular system, ventilation, peripheral factors, submaximal energy expenditure, anaerobic fitness, muscular strength, metabolic and endocrine response, and adaptation to thermal stress. Rowland writes well and provides a framework for those interested in the field to understand how children adjust to exercise stress. He also provides interesting questions to stimulate future research in this area. Most of the chapters are well developed; however, at times, the presentation diverges from the topic and brings in other issues such as animal experiments. Recommended for coaches, exercise physiologists studying children, and individuals interested in development. General; upper-division undergraduates through professionals. A. H. Goldfarb University of North Carolina at Greensboro