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Open Textbook of Exercise Physiology (OTEP)

This project began as a Canadian perspective on the field of Exercise Physiology. The textbook will have 20 chapters that cover the range of typical topics covered in a standard textbook of exercise physiology  and several additional chapters that provide special circumstances or considerations. The introductory chapter provides some background information for learning exercise physiology. Some chapters will be available soon and the rest before the end of 2023.

 

OTEP Table of Contents

OPEN TEXTBOOK OF EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

 

EDITED BY BRIAN R MACINTOSH, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

 

Part I    Introduction to Exercise Physiology

  1.   Background for Understanding Exercise Physiology     

Authors:  Brian R MacIntosh, Michael E. Tschakovsky and Jared Fletcher  

  1.   Historical Perspective Of Canadian Exercise Physiology  

Author:  Roy J. Shephard 

         

Part II   Fundamentals of Exercise Physiology        

  1.   The Nervous System and Physical Activity   

Authors:  Jayne Kalmar and Simon Sharples

  1.   Muscle Structure and Organization     

Authors:  Brian R. MacIntosh and Robert J. Holash

  1.   Skeletal Muscle Contraction:            

Author:  Brian R. MacIntosh 

  1.   Energy Supply for Muscle Contraction      

Author:  Brian R. MacIntosh  and Christopher Perry

  1.  Pulmonary Function: Gas Exchange Between The Environment And The Blood 

Author(s):    Glen E. Foster, Michael S. Koehle, and A. William Sheel 

  1.  Circulatory Response: Delivering Substrates and Removing Products:  

Author: Michael Tschakovsky, R. John Holash and Brian R. MacIntosh

    9.  Homeostasis And Disturbance Of Homeostasis During Exercise     

Author:   Michael Lindinger 

   10.  Measuring Metabolic Responses and Capacities     

Author:   Brian R. MacIntosh 

    11.  Nutrition and Energy Balance In Active People     

Authors: Raylene Reimer, Lindsay Eller and Jill Parnell   

    12.  Body Composition: The Stuff we are Made of     

Author:  Patricia K. Doyle-Baker 

    13.    Consequences of Repetitive Muscle Activation: Potentiation and Fatigue    

Authors:   Brian R MacIntosh  and Jayne Garland

    14.   Molecular Basis of Exercise Training Adaptations in Skeletal Muscle  

Authors:   David A Hood, A. Saleem, H. Carter, A. Vainshtein, O. Ostojic and S. Iqbal 

    15.  The Immune System Response to Acute and Chronic Exercise  

Author:    Kevin Milne 

 

Part III Integration of Physiological Response in Exercise

    16.  Determinants of Success in Athletic Performance 

 Authors:  Brian R MacIntosh, JR Fletcher and SP Esau    

     17.  The Child : The Role of Physical Activity in Lifestyle   

 Authors:   Nota Klentrou  and Bareket Falk     

     18.    The Elderly: The Role of Physical Activity in Lifestyle          

 Authors:   Jennifer Jakobi, Cathy Amara and Gareth Jones  

     19.   Climbing Earth’s Highest Peak     

 Authors:   Philip N Ainslie and J. Donnelly

     20.   What Are the Physiological and Health Benefits of Regular Physical Activity? 

 Author:   Ian Jannsen