At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Kinesiology; Chapter 1: Introducing Kinesiology: The Science of Movement; Getting Familiar with Key Areas of Study; Understanding the Many Systems That Make Up the Human Body; Examining Movement from Many Angles; Determining Whether Kinesiology Is the Field for You; Chapter 2: The History and Philosophy of Sport and Exercise; Chasing Down the Art of Prehistoric Movement.Contemplating Eastern Philosophies and FitnessCombining Sport and Science: Greeks and Gladiators; Watching the Rebirth of Kinesiology: The Renaissance; Let the Movement Begin! Into the 19th and Early 20th Centuries; Tracking Physical Ed from the Mid-20th Century to Today; Part II: Exercise Physiology; Chapter 3: The Brains behind the Brawn: Motor Control; Introducing the Main Player: The Neuron; Orders from Above: Motor Control; Your Place in Space: Sensory Information and Control of Movement; Threading the Needle or Shooting a Free Throw: Coordinating Movement.Chapter 4: Keeping the Big Wheel Turning: Exercise MetabolismIntroducing The ATP-PC Energy System: Give Me Energy Now!; Phosphocreatine: An Immediate Source of ATP; Anaerobic Glycolysis: Fast Energy with a Price; The Oxidative (Aerobic) System: It Just Keeps Going and Going; Measuring Metabolism: VO2; Training for Improved Metabolism: It's the Enzymes!; Chapter 5: The Body's Engine: The Cardiovascular System; The Heart's Structure: A MuscleMade to Pump; Seeing How the Heart Works; Delivering Fresh Air to Your Cells; Observing Blood Vessels in Action.Noting the Effects of Exercise on the Cardiovascular SystemMaking Long-term Changes to Cardiovascular Performance; Chapter 6: Earthlings and the Earth: Adapting to Your Environment; Keeping It Just Right: The Basics of Temperature Regulation; Some Like It Hot -- But Not Your Body!; When Chillin' Ain't Cool: Exercising in Cold Environments; Live High and Train Low: Exercising at Different Altitudes; Part III: Basic Biomechanics: Why You Move the Way You Do; Chapter 7: The Nuts and Bolts of Movement; Biomechanics: The Study of Movement; Kinematics: A Compass Telling You Where You Are.Studying Kinetics: May the Force Be with You!Chapter 8: Bone Composition and Function; Boning Up on the Basics; Growing Up is Hard to Do: Examining Bone Growth; Examining Osteoporosis; Making a Break! Bone Fractures; Chapter 9: These Joints Are A-jumping!; Getting These Old Bones to Move: Types of Joints; Enhancing Joint Stability and Longevity: Cartilage and Connective Tissues; Getting Physical: Understanding the Functional Basis to Moving; You Want Me to Put My What Where? Stretching Redefined!; Perusing Common Joint Injuries; Chapter 10: Let's Move, Baby! The Muscles.