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Preface / Nigel A. S. Taylor and Herbert Groeller -- Sect. 1. Limitations and adaptations -- Sect. introduction. Processes of human adaptation / Roy J. Shephard -- 1. Cardiovascular responses to exercise and limitations to human performance / Michael E. Tschakovsky and Kyra E. Pyke -- 2. Pulmonary responses to exercise and limitations to human performance / Michael K. Stickland, Markus Amann, Keisho Katayama and Jerome A. Dempsey -- 3. Cardiovascular and pulmonary adaptations to endurance training / Daniel J. Green, Louise H. Naylor, Keith George, Jerome A. Dempsey, Michael K. Stickland and Keisho Katayama -- 4. Neuromuscular adaptations to exercise / Paavo V. Komi and Caroline Nicol -- 5. Central and neuromuscular fatigue / Janet L. Taylor, Paavo V. Komi and Caroline Nicol -- 6. Cellular mechanisms of skeletal muscle fatigue / David G. Allen, Graham D. Lamb and Hakan Westerblad -- 7. Performance limitations due to substrate availability / Mark Hargreaves -- 8. Genetics and human performance: natural selection and genetic modification / Geoffrey Goldspink and Cristiana P. Velloso -- 9. Detraining, bed rest and adaptation to microgravity / Marco V. Narici, Claire E. Stewart and Pietro E. di Prampero -- 10. Topical debates -- 10.1. Maximal exercise: is it limited centrally or peripherally? / Peter D. Wagner and Niels H. Secher -- 10.2. Human performance and maximal aerobic power / Timothy D. Noakes and Bjorn Ekblom -- 10.3. The anaerobic threshold: fact or misinterpretation? / Michael I. Lindinger and Brian J. Whipp -- Sect. 2. Gender differences -- Sect. introduction. Current limits of physiological knowledge: the legacy of male-based physiology / Sarah A. Nunneley -- 11. Exercise, work and stress in adolescent and adult women / Denise L. Smith, Patricia C. Fehling and Jeffrey O. Segrave -- 12. Performance in the pregnant woman: maternal and foetal considerations / Michelle F. Mottolo -- 13. Physiological bases of health-enhancing physical activity for postmenopausal women / Katriina Kukkonen-Harjula and Tuula-Maria Asikainen -- 14. Topical discussions -- Physically demanding trades: can women tolerate heavy workloads? / Peter L. McLennan, Herbert Groeller, Denise L. Smith and Nigel A. S. Taylor -- 14.2. Are women narrowing the gender gap in elite sport performance? / Alan M. Nevill and Greg Whyte -- Sect. 3. Age -- Sect. introduction. Physical activity in the 21st century: challenges for young and old / Pietro E. di Prampero -- 15. Physical performance in prepubescent and adolescent males and females: limits, benefits and problems / Thomas W. Rowland -- 16. The physiology of ageing in active and sedentary humans / Herbert Groeller -- 17. Topical discussions -- 17.1. Thirty minutes of exercise: is it sufficient for better health? / Hidde P. van der Ploeg and Adrian E. Bauman -- 17.2. Exercise and ageing: can the biological clock be stopped? / David N. Proctor and Michael J. Joyner -- Sect. 4. Environmental physiology -- Sect. introduction. Human performance from the ocean floor to deep space / Nigel A. S. Taylor -- 18. Concepts in physiological regulation: a thermoregulatory perspective / Jurgen Werner, Igor B. Mekjavic and Nigel A. S. Taylor -- 19. The physiology of acute heat exposure, with implications for human performance in the heat / Nigel A. S. Taylor, Narihiko Kondo and W. Larry Kenney -- 20. The physiology of acute cold exposure, with particular reference to human performance in the cold / Nigel A. S. Taylor, Igor B. Mekjavic and Michael J. Tipton -- 21. Physiological adaptation to hot and cold environments / Michael J. Tipton, Kent B. Pandolf, Michael N. Sawka, Jurgen Werner and Nigel A. S. Taylor -- 22. The physiology of water immersion / John A. Krasney and David R. Pendergast -- 23. Diving physiology: free diving, breathing apparatus, saturation diving / James B. Morrison and John R. Clarke -- 24. Altitude physiology: the impact of hypoxia on human performance / Claudio Marconi and Paolo Cerretelli -- 25. Human adaptation to altitude and hypoxia: ethnic differences, chronic adaptation and altitude training / Carsten Lundby, Claudio Marconi, Paolo Cerretelli and Benjamin D. Levine -- 26. Physiological considerations of human performance in space / Helmut Hinghofer-Szalkay and Ronald J. White -- 27. Topical debates -- 27.1. Do humans have selective brain cooling? / Lars Nybo and Matthew D. White -- 27.2. A critical core temperature and the significance of absolute work rate / Jose Gonzalez-Alonso, Ola Eiken and Igor B. Mekjavic -- 27.3. Do training-induced plasma volume changes improve athletic performance? / Hiroshi Nose and Scott J. Montain -- Sect. 5. Exercise interactions -- Sect. introduction. Does exercise have a role in the treatment of chronic disease? / Herbert Groeller -- 28. Physiological penalties of the sedentary lifestyle / Manu V. Chakravarthy -- 29. Overreaching and overtraining / Laurel T. Mackinnon, Shona L. Halson, Sue L. Hooper and Asker E. Jeukendrup -- 30. Exercise and disease states / Arthur B. Jenkins and Guy Plasqui -- 31. Topical debate -- 31.1. It is not economically viable to address the penalties of sedentary behaviour through primary prevention strategies / Roy J. Shephard -- Sect. 6. Optimising performance through supplementation -- Sect. introduction. Ethical considerations of human performance optimisation / Andy Miah -- 32. Optimising and enhancing human performance through nutrition / Louise M. Burke, Bente Kiens and Kevin D. Tipton -- 33. Fluid, electrolyte and carbohydrate requirements for exercise / Scott J. Montain and Samuel N. Cheuvront -- 34. Topic debates -- 34.1. Sports supplements debate: a risky practice that produces expensive urine or legitimate performance boosts that can be found in a packet or bottle? / Louise M. Burke -- 34.2. Current drinking guidelines are not evidence based / Timothy D. 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