Anthony C. Hackney, PhD, DSc, FNAK, Professor, Department of Exercise & Sport Science, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Naama W. Constantini, MD, DFM, FACSM, Prof., Director of the Heidi Rothberg Sport Medicine Center, Department of Sport Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

A fully revised and expanded third edition focusing on the issues critical to understanding how human endocrinology and hormonal workings of sport and exercise impact the full range of medical conditions, overall health and physiological adaptation

Chapters discuss the effect of exercise on the HPA axis, the GH-IGH-I axis, thyroid function, diabetes, pregnancy, the male and female reproductive system, the current evidence on physical activity and mood, exercise in older adults, exercise and hormone regulation in weight control, and the effects of overtraining

An invaluable text for endocrinologists, sports medicine specialists and sports scientists at every level

Methodological Considerations in Exercise Endocrinology.- Endogenous Opiates and Exercise-Related Hypoalgesia.- The Effect of Exercise on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis.- Impact of Chronic Training on Pituitary Hormone Secretion in the Human.- Exercise and the GH-IGF-I Axis.- Exercise and Thyroid Function.- The Male Reproductive System, Exercise and Training: Endocrine Adaptations.- Exercise and the Hypothalamus - Ovulatory Adaptations.- Adrenergic Regulation of Energy Metabolism.- Sex Differences in Energy Balance and Weight Control .- Exercise Training in the Normal Female: Effects of Low Energy Availability on Reproductive Function.- Ghrelin Responses to Acute Exercise and Training.- Hormonal Regulation of Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis During Exercise.- Hormonal Regulation of the Positive and Negative Effects of Exercise on Bone.- Effects of Female Reproductive Hormones on Sports Performance.- Endocrine Implications of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.- Vitamin D and Exercise Performance.- The Effects of Altitude on the Hormonal Response to Physical Exercise.- An Introduction to Circadian Endocrine Physiology: Implications for Exercise and Sports Performance.- Endocrine Responses to Acute and Chronic Exercise in the Developing Child.- Exercise in Older Adults: The Effect of Age on Exercise Endocrinology.- Immune, Endocrine, and Soluble Factor Interactions during Aerobic Exercise in Cancer Survivors.- Type I Diabetes and Exercise.- Extreme Sports and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in the 21st Century: The promise of technology.- The Endocrine System in Overtraining.- Hormones as Performance-Enhancing Agents.- Metabolic Syndrome, Hormones, and Exercise.- Exercise and Training Effects on Appetite-regulating Hormones in Individuals with Obesity.