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Locating Books on Exercise Science, Physiology and Physical Education
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Use Lucy2 to locate materials found in the Scribner Library.

Call Numbers
The books on exercise physiology are found in the physical education and sports literature (call numbers beginning with GV), general physiology literature (call numbers beginning with QP301) and the medical literature (call numbers beginning with RC1200, but also RA generally).

Subject Headings
Subject headings which cover materials in exercise science are typically quite broad. Terms which may be helpful include: (Don't forget to look under individual sports, ex. Tennis)

  • Applied Kinesiology
  • Athletes (also look at specific sport participants, ex. Basketball players)
  • Athletes -- Nutrition
  • Athletic ability
  • Athletic ability -- Testing
  • Athletics
  • Biomechanics
  • Exercise -- Physiological Aspects
  • Exercise tests (See also specific tests, ex. Treadmill exercise tests)
  • Exercise therapy (See also as a subdivision under specific diseases,
  • ex. Arthritis -- exercise therapy)
  • Health
  • Human locomotion
  • Human mechanics (See also the subdivision, Mechanical properties or Movement under specific organisms, ex. Foot -- Movement)
  • Human physiology
  • Kinesiology
  • Physical education and training
  • Physical fitness
  • Physical fitness -- Nutritional aspects
  • Physical ftness -- Testing
  • Physiology
  • Sports -- Accidents and injuries
  • Sports -- Psychological aspects
  • Sports -- Physical therapy
  • Sports -- Physiological aspects
  • Sports sciences
  • Sports medicine
Terms useful for researching exercise science as it relates to specific groups include:
  • Aged athletes
  • Women athletes
  • Exercise for children
  • Exercise for women
  • Pediatric sports medicine
  • Physical fitness for children
  • Physical fitness for men
  • Physical fitness for the aged
  • Physical fitness for women

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