Oxygen Uptake Kinetics in Sport, Exercise and Medicine

Andrew P. Jones is a Reader in Applied Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. David C. Poole is Professor of Kinesiology, Anatomy and Physiology at Kansas State University, USA. In the transition from rest to movement or exercise, the major systems responsible for transporting oxygen from the atmosphere to muscle mitochondria accelerate and provide the substrate for aerobic respiration and energy production. If an individual can 'switch on' this aerobic energy system quickly, they will fatigue less rapidly and be better equipped to tolerate the demands of any exercise of physical activity. Exercise training results in a speeding of these oxygen uptake dynamics, or kinetics, whereas ageing and a variety of disease states slow oxygen uptake kinetics and impair exercise capacity. Despite its crucial importance, scientists interested in the limitations of human performance have only just started to give the field of oxygen uptake kinetics the attention it deserves. Understanding the principal determinant of the oxygen uptake kinetics is fundamental to improving human performance or the quality of life. This book provides a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge within this emerging and field of study and features: an introduction to oxygen uptake kinetics and historical development of the discipline; measurement and analysis of oxygen uptake kinetics; control of and limitations to oxygen uptake kinetics; applications of oxygen uptake kinetics in human populations. Oxygen Uptake Kinetics in Sport, Health and Medicine is the first edited book to address the topic of oxygen uptake kinetics and features contributions from leading researchers in the field. The text is richly illustrated and structured to enable easy access of information and represents an invaluable resource for students and researchers in exercise physiology, as well as for respiratory physiologists and pulmonary clinicians. CONTENTS: Part One: Introduction 1. Introduction to Oxygen Uptake Kinetics and Historical Development of the Discipline Andrew M. Jones and David C. Poole Part Two: Theory and Practice of Measuring VO2 Kinetics 2. Measuring VO2 Kinetics: The practicalities Shunsaku Koga, Tomoyuki Shiojiri and Narihiko Kondo 3. The Kinetics of Oxygen Uptake: Physiological inferences from the parameters Brian J. Whipp and Harry B. Rossiter 4. Effect of Exercise Modality on VO2 Kinetics Andrew M. Jones and Mark Burnley 5. VO2 Dynamics in Different Species Casey A. Kindig, Brad J. Behnke and David C. Poole Part Three: Mechanistic Bases of VO2 Kinetics 6. Relationship Between VO2 Responses at the Mouth and Across the Exercising Muscles Brad J. Behnke, Thomas J. Barstow and David C. Poole 7. Intramuscular Phosphate and Pulmonary VO2 Kinetics During Exercise: Implications for control of skeletal muscle oxygen consumption Harry B. Rossiter, Franklyn A. Howe and Susan A. Ward 8. Limitation of VO2 On-kinetics by O2 Delivery Richard L. Hughson 9. Limitation of Skeletal Muscle VO2 On-kinetics by Inertia of Cellular Respiration Bruno Grassi 10. "Priming" Exercise and VO2 Kinetics Mark Burnley, Katrien Koppo and Andrew M. Jones 11. Influence of Muscle Fibre Type and Motor Unit Recruitment on VO2 Kinetics Andrew M. Jones, Jamie S.M. Pringle and Helen Carter 12. Towards an Understanding of the Mechanistic Bases of VO2 Kinetics: Summary of key points raised in chapters 2-11 David C. Poole and Andrew M. Jones Part Four: Practical Applications to the Study of VO2 Kinetics 13. VO2 Kinetics: Effects of maturation and ageing Thomas J. Barstow and Barry W. Scheuermann 14. VO2 Kinetics in Different Disease States David C. Poole, Casey A. Kindig and Brad J. Behnke 15. Effect of Training on VO2 Kinetics and Performance Andrew M. Jones and Katrien Koppo