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Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport

  • A fully revised and expanded third edition focusing on the issues critical to understanding how human endocrinology and hormonal workings of sport and exercise impact the full range of medical conditions, overall health and physiological adaptation
  • Chapters discuss the effect of exercise on the HPA axis, the GH-IGH-I axis, thyroid function, diabetes, pregnancy, the male and female reproductive system, the current evidence on physical activity and mood, exercise in older adults, exercise and hormone regulation in weight control, and the effects of overtraining
  • An invaluable text for endocrinologists, sports medicine specialists and sports scientists at every level

Part of the book series: Contemporary Endocrinology (COE)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Methodological Considerations in Exercise Endocrinology

    • Anthony C. Hackney, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan, Julius E. Fink
    Pages 1-17
  3. Endogenous Opiates and Exercise-Related Hypoalgesia

    • Allan H. Goldfarb, Robert R. Kraemer, Brandon A. Baiamonte
    Pages 19-39
  4. The Effect of Exercise on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis

    • David H. St-Pierre, Denis Richard
    Pages 41-54
  5. Impact of Chronic Training on Pituitary Hormone Secretion in Humans

    • Johannes D. Veldhuis, Kohji Yoshida
    Pages 55-70
  6. Exercise and the GH-IGF-I Axis

    • Alon Eliakim, Dan Nemet
    Pages 71-84
  7. Exercise and Thyroid Function

    • Dorina Ylli, Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Leonard Wartofsky
    Pages 85-108
  8. The Male Reproductive System, Exercise, and Training: Endocrine Adaptations

    • Fabio Lanfranco, Marco Alessandro Minetto
    Pages 109-121
  9. Exercise and the Hypothalamus: Ovulatory Adaptations

    • Angela Y. Liu, Moira A. Petit, Jerilynn C. Prior
    Pages 123-151
  10. Adrenergic Regulation of Energy Metabolism

    • Michael Kjær, Kai Lange
    Pages 153-159
  11. Ghrelin Responses to Acute Exercise and Training

    • Jaak Jürimäe
    Pages 193-207
  12. Hormonal Regulation of the Positive and Negative Effects of Exercise on Bone

    • Whitney R. D. Duff, Philip D. Chilibeck
    Pages 229-247
  13. Effects of Female Reproductive Hormones on Sports Performance

    • Constance M. Lebrun, Sarah M. Joyce, Naama W. Constantini
    Pages 267-301
  14. Endocrine Implications of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport

    • Katherine M. Cooper, Kathryn E. Ackerman
    Pages 303-320
  15. Vitamin D and Exercise Performance

    • Joi J. Thomas, D. Enette Larson-Meyer
    Pages 321-339
  16. The Effects of Altitude on the Hormonal Response to Physical Exercise

    • Nunzia Prencipe, Chiara Bona, Fabio Lanfranco, Silvia Grottoli, Andrea Silvio Benso
    Pages 341-362

About this book

Now in its fully revised and expanded third edition, this comprehensive text represents a compilation of the critical endocrinology topics in the areas of sports medicine, kinesiology and exercise science, written by leading experts in the field.

 As in previous editions, the focus here is on the critical issues involved in understanding human endocrinology and hormonal workings with regards to physical activity, exercise and sport and how such workings impact the full range of medical conditions, overall health and physiological adaptation. Chapters included discuss the effect of exercise on the HPA axis, the GH-IGF-1 axis, thyroid function, diabetes, and the male and female reproductive systems, among other topics. Additional chapters present the current evidence on circadian endocrine physiology, exercise in older adults, exercise and hormone regulation in weight control, and the effects of overtraining in sports. Chapters brand new to this edition present the role of hormones in muscle hypertrophy, the effect of exercise on hormones in metabolic syndrome patients, how exercise impacts appetite-regulating hormones in clinical populations, and the relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) condition.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Exercise & Sport Science, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    Anthony C. Hackney

  • Heidi Rothberg Sport Medicine Center, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Naama W. Constantini

About the editors

Anthony C. Hackney, PhD, DSc, FNAK, Professor, Department of Exercise & Sport Science, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Naama W. Constantini, MD, DFM, FACSM, Prof., Director of the Heidi Rothberg Sport Medicine Center, Department of Sport Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport

  • Editors: Anthony C. Hackney, Naama W. Constantini

  • Series Title: Contemporary Endocrinology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33376-8

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33375-1Published: 27 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33378-2Published: 27 February 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33376-8Published: 26 February 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3785

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3793

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 578

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 47 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Endocrinology, Sports Medicine

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