Cardiorespiratory

This book is a comprehensive text on cardiorespiratory health. The book contains chapters that provide up-to-date information on cardiorespiratory fitness.

This book provides the reader with interesting and current data about cardiorespiratory fitness.

by Virginia Luis Fuentes (Editor), Lynelle Johnson (Editor), Simon Dennis (Editor)
This new edition reflects the huge advances in the field ofcardiothoracic medicine that have taken place over the past tenyears. Illustrated throughout, it features contributions fromleaders in the fields of cardiology and respiratory disorders fromthe United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

This volume is dedicated to the human hypothalamus, a small structure at the base of the brain, has strategic importance for the harmonic function of the human body. It controls the autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrine function, circadian and circannual rhythms, somatic activities, and behavior, and is situated at the borders between the brain and the body and the brain and the soul, meeting points for mind and body.

This volume delves deeply into the multifaceted world of arrhythmia treatment. Through various approaches, the chapters show a wide array of electrical and pharmacological methods to restore normal sinus rhythm in tachyarrhythmic cases.

Renowned exercise physiologists Martin Gibala and Stuart Phillips of McMaster University teach the surprising new science of cardio fitness and strength-building—and then provide you with hacks to get fit and strong (and healthy!) in less time than you ever thought possible. What’s the right mix of exercise between cardio and strength? How do you know if you’re working out hard enough? What’s better, heavy or light weights? These questions and more are addressed through a course designed to provide even the most inexperienced of exercisers the tools you need.