Advanced Exercise Endocrinology presents a comprehensive examination of the relationship between physical activity and hormone function. As the newest addition to Human Kinetics’ Advanced Exercise Physiology Series, this resource offers the most up-to-date information on the quickly advancing field of exercise endocrinology. Written by leading exercise endocrinologist Katarina Borer, Advanced Exercise Endocrinology is an essential reference for exercise physiologists, physiotherapists, and other health professionals researching the connections between exercise, hormone function, and health.
Advanced Exercise Endocrinology explains how the human body responds to exercise in order to support the increased energy demand. Readers will explore topics including body fluid balance during exercise and at rest, endocrine and autonomic control of cardiorespiratory function, hormonal control of energy expenditure, and the role of reproductive hormones in exercise.
Chapter 1. Unique Properties of Endocrine and Autonomic Messengers
Functions of the Endocrine and the Autonomic Nervous Systems
Classification of Hormones
Chemical Structure of Hormones
Hormone Release and Transport
Hormone Receptors and Hormone-Receptor Message Transduction
Properties of Hormone-Receptor Interactions
Summary
Chapter 2. Activation of Non-Hormonal Signaling During Exercise
Signal Transduction by Neuronal and Electrostatic Events in Exercise
Intracellular Calcium Release as a Trigger of Signal Transduction
Signal Transduction of Mechanical Strain, Vibration, and Fluid Shear
Signaling in Response to Sensing of Energy Need
Free Radicals as Initiators of Message Transduction
Summary
Chapter 3. Autonomic and Hormonal Control of the Cardiorespiratory System
Afferent Signals to the ANS
Functional Significance of Dual Autonomic Innervation of Cardiorespiratory Organs
Control of Cardiorespiratory Function by ANS and Hormones
Summary
Chapter 4. Body Fluid Balance
Increases in Body Heat Load During Exercise
Thermoregulatory Changes of Body Water During Exercise
Consequences of Fluid Loss Through Sweating
Cessation of Renal Reabsorptive Function During Exercise
Thirst and Sodium Hunger After Exercise
Hyperhydration and Hyponatremia
Strategies for Fluid Management in Exercise
Summary
Chapter 5. Hormones and the Fuel Use in Exercise
Hormonal Mediation of Energy Balance
Hormones in Fuel Mobilization and Utilization During Aerobic Exercise
Hormones in Fuel Mobilization and Utilization During Anaerobic or Resistance Exercise
Summary
Chapter 6. Hormonal Control of Energy Expenditure and Intake
Effect of Exercise on Appetite
Effect of Energy Cost of Exercise on Putative Appetite Suppressing Hormones
Nonhomeostatic Character of Spontaneous Physical Activity or Locomotion
Leptin and Insulin Regulate Energy Balance by Acting on Brain Substrates of Reward
New Concept of Energy Regulation Can Facilitate Use of Exercise for Weight Loss
Summary
Chapter 7. Exercise and Reproductive Hormones
Development of Phenotypic Sexual Dimorphism
Effects of Exercise on Sex Hormone Secretion
Effects of Sex Hormones on Physical Performance
Summary
Chapter 8. Hormonal Mediation in Training Adaptations
Systemic Hormones in Adaptations to Endurance Training
Role of Systemic Anabolic Hormones in Adaptations to Resistance Training
Nutritional Modulation of Hormonal Adaptations to Exercise Training
Summary
Chapter 9. Exercise and Endocrine Rhythms
Basics of Biological Rhythm Physiology and Terminology
Synchronization of Circadian Rhythms by the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Control of Biological Rhythms by Food-Entrainable Oscillator
Control of Ultradian Rhythms
Control of Biological Rhythms by Exercise
Summary
Chapter 10. Measuring Hormones
Measuring Hormone Concentration
Measuring Biological Actions of Hormones
Measuring Hormone Synthesis and Site of Production
Measuring the Rate of Hormone Secretion
Summary
Katarina T. Borer, PhD, is a professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she has spent over 35 years teaching and researching the hormonal control of metabolism, particularily in response to exercise. She has spent 40 years researching endocrine mechanisms operating in acceleration of growth by exercise and regulation of energy balance. Borer also developed and validated radioimmunoassay for hamster growth hormone and prolactin.
She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, American Physiological Society, and Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. In 1991, Borer received a Fulbright scholarship to the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, where she studied the expression of IGF-I mRNA in exercising hamsters. She has been a visiting professor on the kinesiology faculty at the University of Zagreb in Croatia since 2002. Borer was also awarded the title of Meritorious Professor in 2010 from the University of Zagreb.
Borer and her husband, Paul Wenger, reside in Ann Arbor. Borer enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, painting, studying art, listening to opera and classical music, and devoting time to her environmental interests, especially the recycling of resources.