Physiological Bases of Human Performance during Work and Exercise is a high-level physiology text for advanced students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of humanphysiology, exercise science and applied physiology. Eighty internationallyrecognised scientists from sixteen countries have written chapterswithin six areas: * Physiological performance limits and human adaptation * The physiological bases of gender differences in performance* Age and human performance* Performance under environmental extremes* Exercise and health interactions* Optimising performance through supplementation Each section contains state-of-the-art reviews of the scientificliterature. To stimulate critical thinking, there are thirteen debatesand discussions that focus on some of the controversial topics thatexist across these disciplines.