Summary:"Endurance in Sport is a comprehensive and authoritative work on all aspects of a major component of sports science, as well as embracing medical and sport-specific issues of particular relevance to all interested in endurance performance." "The scientific basis and mechanisms of endurance--physiological, psychological, genetic, and environmental--are considered in depth. Measurement of endurance is extensively reviewed as is preparation and training for physical activities requiring endurance." "The information presented will be of interest to a wide range of disciplines including sports scientists, sports medicine doctors, medical doctors in family practice, physical therapists, athletic trainers and coaches, and graduate students in the sports sciences and health-related professions."--Jacket