“The book is an outstanding resource for any teacher, student, medical doctor, coach, physiotherapist, athlete and patient willing to extend his/her knowledge in a broad range of existing hypoxic strategies to improve various pathological states and sport performance.”
Louise Deldicque, Professor in Exercise Physiology and Sport Nutrition at UCLouvain, Belgium

While severe hypoxia has detrimental health consequences, the controlled application of hypoxia can be protective and holds great promise as a performance-enhancing and therapeutic intervention. Hypoxia Conditioning in Health, Exercise and Sport: Principles, Mechanisms and Applications delivers an understanding of systemic and molecular mechanisms involved in hypoxia adaptations and examines the most promising forms of hypoxia conditioning with a view to create performance-enhancing strategies for athletes, as well as an offering an examination on clinical applications for numerous pathologies.This cutting-edge book examines how positive physiological adaptations not only acutely enhance tolerance to hypoxia but can also induce sustained health benefits. This has enabled the development and refinement of approaches utilizing hypoxia, strategies also termed hypoxia conditioning, to improve health and performance outcomes.By linking research with recommendations for real-world situations, this volume will serve as an invaluable resource for students, academics, exercise science professionals and sports medicine specialists, especially those in environmental physiology and coaching subjects.
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This book delivers an understanding of systemic and molecular mechanisms involved in hypoxia adaptations and examines forms of hypoxia conditioning with a view to create performance-enhancing strategies for athletes and an examination on clinical applications for pathologies.
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1. Hypoxia: The Basics2. Mechanisms of Intermittent Hypoxia Health Benefits3a. Ischemic Preconditioning: A Practical Tool for Enhancing Exercise Performance3b. The Voluntary Hypoventilation at Low Lung Volume (VHL) Method4. Historical Development of Altitude Training and Hypoxic Conditioning5. Neurodegenerative Diseases6. Spinal Cord Injury7. Psychiatric Diseases8. Hypoxemia, Pulmonary Disorders, And Hypoxia Conditioning9. Hypoxia and Obesity10. Metabolic Disorders, i.e., Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes11. Intermittent Hypoxia Conditioning for Therapy of Systemic Hypertension12. Intermittent Hypoxia: Effective Systemic Modality for Cardiac Rehabilitation13. Load-Compromised Individuals14. Applications from Before Birth to High Age15. Hypoxia Conditioning for Pre-Acclimatization Before Going To High Altitude (i.e., Hiking, Skiing, Trekking, Climbing)16. Altitude/Hypoxic Training for Endurance Athletes17. Altitude Training in Team-Sport Athletes18. Hypoxic Training for Strength Enhancement 19. Hematological and Doping Issues20. Potential Downsides of Intermittent Hypoxia – Immune Function, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress21. Combination with Temperature Changes22. Intermittent Hypoxia-Hyperoxia: Mechanisms and Clinical Application
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781032515724
Publisert
2024-09-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
485 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
314

Biographical note

Olivier Girard is a professor at the University of Western Australia, researching the mechanisms and adaptations that influence health and performance during physical activity in adverse environmental conditions (heat and altitude). (https://www.oliviergirard.com/)

Johannes Burtscher is a neurobiologist investigating oxygen availability and consumption in humans and animals, with a focus on mitochondrial physiology in the brain and in brain-aging.

Martin Burtscher is a retired professor in sports science and sports medicine at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

Grégoire Millet is a professor in exercise and environmental physiology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.