Memorial Library - Exercise Physiology Guide

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Use encyclopedias and dictionaries to define your topic and familiarize yourself with terminology. Suggested specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries include the following:
- Dictionary of Sport Science: German, English, French. 1987. Ref./GV/567/W62/1987
- Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences. 1991. Ref./GV/558/D53/1991
- Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports. Vol. 2. 1980. Ref./GV/567/E49
Look in the Library Web Catalog to see if the library has any books about your subject. to access the catalog, go to the library homepage (http:library.cortland.edu), select “Catalog,” and enter your subject terms in a keyword search. Some suggested texts which give an overview of the field of exercise physiology and help introduce basic terminology and concepts are listed below:
- Astrand, Per-Olag. Textbook of Work Physiology: Physiological Basis of Exercise. 1986. QP/301/A67/1986
- Fox, Edward L. The Physiological Basis of Physical Education and Athletics. 4th ed., 1989. RC/1235/F66/1989
- Fox, Edward L. Sports Physiology. 1984. RC/1235/F67/1984
- Garth, A. Fisher and C. R. Jensen. Scientific Basis of Athletic Conditioning. 1990. RC/1235/J46/1990
- McArdle, William D. Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance. 4th ed., 1991. QP/301/M375/1996
- Noble, Bruce J. Physiology of Exercise and Sport. 1986. RC/1235/N63/1986
- Sharkey, Brian J. Physiology of Fitness. 3rd ed., 1990. RC/1235/S52/1990
- Shephard, Roy J. Exercise Physiology. 1987. QP/301/S484/1987.
- To look for additional books on exercise physiology, do a subject search using appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings:
  Subject headings for general works about exercise physiology include:
  EXERCISE — PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
  EXERCISE — PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT
  SPORTS — PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
- Information might also be found under broader subject headings:
  HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
  HUMAN MECHANICS
  PHYSIOLOGY
  SPORTS SCIENCES
- For information about specific topics, look under more specific subject headings:
  AEROBIC EXERCISES
  ANABOLIC STEROIDS — PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT
  CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
  MUSCLE CONTRACTION
  MUSCLE STRENGTH
- For information about exercise physiology as related to specific sports, look under the sport. For example:
  RUNNING — PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
  SWIMMING — PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
Yearbooks, annual reviews, and special bibliographies will provide abstracts, reviews of recent literature, and lengthy bibliographies. Some examples are listed below:

Yearbooks and Annual Reviews
- Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (annual). Abstr/Indexes/GV/201/C65
- Exercise and Sports Science Reviews (annual). RC/1200/E94
- Exercise Physiology: Current Selected Research. QP/301/E97
- Year Book of Sports Medicine (annual). Ref./RC/1210/Y43
Bibliography
- Bartone, John C. Science & Medicine of Sports: With Research Subject Analysis & Bibliography.Ref./RC/1210/B37/1984
Use periodical indexes, including both printed indexes and online databases to find journal and magazine articles about your topic. Suggested indexes and examples of appropriate subject headings to check for each include those listed below.
Printed Indexes
- Physical Education Index. Abstr/Indexes/GV/201/P452
  - General Heading: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
  - Also, check under specific headings, such as:
    AEROBIC CAPACITY
    ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD
    BODY COMPOSITION
- Physical Fitness/Sports Medicine. Abstr/Indexes/GV/561/P45 (Material in this index duplicates information found in Index Medicus)
  - General Heading: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
  - Also, check under specific headings, such as:
    - BODY COMPOSITION
    - RESPIRATION
Periodical online databases
- Sport Discus
  Check the Sport Thesaurus for appropriate key words to use in your search.
  - General search:
    - physiology- and exercise-
    - physiology- and sport-
  - More specific search:
    - aerobic-capacity
    - anaerobic-threshold
    - body-composition
    - muscle-metabolism
    - muscle-contraction
  - Search about physiological aspects of a specific sport:
    - swimming- and physiology-running-
    - and physiology
- ERIC
  Check the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors for the most appropriate headings.
  - General search: exercise-physiology
  - More specific search:
    - body-composition
    - cardiovascular system
    - muscular-strength
- Expanded Academic Index and Health Reference Center
  Both of these indexes use Library of Congress Subject Headings.
  - General search:
    - exercise- physiological aspects
    - sports - physiological-aspects
  - More specific search:
    - muscle - metabolism
    - muscle - physiological aspects
- Wilson Select
  Use headings such as "exercise" and "physiology"
Once you have identified relevant journal articles by using periodical indexes, check the Periodicals Holdings List (http://library.cortland.edu/periodicals.html) to determine whether the library owns the journals you want. The following list includes some, but certainly not all, of the journals in the library which may contain articles on exercise physiology.
- American Journal of Physiology
- Canadian Journal of Applied Sport Sciences
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism
- Journal of Applied Physiology
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
- Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
- Journal of Sports Sciences
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
- NSCA Journal
- Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Doctoral dissertations and masters theses relative to exercise physiology can be found through Sport Discus, which includes citations for all of the dissertation and theses indexed through the University of Oregon's Microform Publications project. Through the Microform Publications Project, graduate dissertations and theses relative to all aspects of sports science and physical education, from colleges and universities throughout the United States, are indexed. The library owns most of the microfiche produced by this service, as well as a printed index to the collection (Microform Publications Bulletin— Abstr/Indexes/GV/201/H424).
Dissertations and theses may also be identified through Dissertation Abstracts and Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (Abstr/Indexes/GV/201/C65). Masters' theses completed by SUNY Cortland graduate students can be located in the library's web catalog by an author, title, or subject search.

Earlier edition prepared by Wayne Wilson, 1985
This edition prepared by Boodie McGinnis, 9/93, updated 2/94, 5/00