Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise

Ergonomics is concerned with the 'fit' between people and their work. With an increasing number of people becoming conscious about their health and participating in sport or physical activity, ergonomics has become an increasingly prominent concern within the sport and exercise sciences. From the design of footwear and artificial playing surfaces, to studies of proprioception by obese children , the way in which people interact with their environment - designed and natural - has important implications for performance sport and for the design of safe and beneficial forms of physical activity. The Routledge Handbook of Ergonomics in Sport and Exercise is the first book to offer a comprehensive and in-depth survey of cutting-edge scientific research into ergonomics in sport and exercise. Written by world-leading international scientists and researchers, the book explores key topics such as: - Musculoskeletal adaptation to sports and exercise - Environmental factors of injury and fatigue - Load weight and performance - Ergonomics in adapted sports and exercise - Measurement in sports and exercise - Modeling and simulation in ergonomics design - Influence of playing surface, footwear and equipment design Bridging the gap between fundamental scientific research in sport and exercise and applications in sport and exercise contexts, this is an important reference for all advanced students, researchers and professionals working in sport and exercise science, kinesiology, sports technology, sports engineering, ergonomics, and product design.

Youlian Hong is a professor in the Department of Sports Medicine, Chengdu Sports University, China. He received his PhD from the German Sports University of Cologne. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Research in Sports Medicine: An International Journal, and Fellow, Live Member and former President and Geoffrey Dyson Lecturer of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

Section 1 - Muscular adaptation to sports and exercise 1. Resistance training and endurance performance: physiological adaptations and recommendations for performance enhancement 2. Respiratory muscle and breathing entrainment training for rowing 3. Neuromuscular adaptations in running 4. Biomechanical adaptation in ice hockey skating Section 2 - Environmental factors of injury and fatigue 5. Fatigue and injury in soccer 6. Environmental factors for fatigue and injury in ultra-endurance sports 7. Environmental factors for fatigue and injury in breath hold / SCUBA diving 8. Biomechanical and physiological study on adaptability to cold environment Section 3 - Environmental condition and sports performance 9. Effects of environmental conditions on performance in winter sports10. Applied ergonomics of cycling performance 11. Effects of environmental conditions on competitive swimming performance 12. The effects of environmental condition on performance in soccer Section 4 - Effects of load weight on body posture and performance 13. Effect of backpack types and loads on children's mediolateral spinal posture during stair walking 14. The effect of unilateral load carriage on the muscle activities of the trunk and lower limb of young healthy males during gait 15. Differences in physiology, biomechanics, and motor control of walking with backpack loads between children and adults 16. The effect of backpack load and gait speed on plantar force during treadmill walking Section 5 - Measurement in sports and exercise 17. Resistive force selection and upper body contraction dynamics: Relationships with anaerobic cycle ergometry performance 18. Measurement of power in mechanically braked cycle ergometers for performance evaluation 19. Metabolic testing