Advances in Sport, Leisure and Ergonomics [Hardcover]

This important new volume brings together recent research by leading international ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists. The book presents a wide range of studies in occupational ergonomics, each utilizing techniques that are also employed by sports and exercise science research groups, and therefore breaks new ground in the interface between sport and industry. Arranged into sections examining environment, special populations, human factors interface, sports technology and occupational health, this book will be an essential purchase for all those involved in sports science or ergonomics research.The Collection of Papers are: Fitting the Tasks to the PersonErgonomics and Sports Science: the Common Factors, T. Reilly, Liverpool John Moores UniversitySport, Leisure and Well-being - An Ergonomics Perspective, R. J. Sheppard, University of Toronto, CanadaPhysical Activity for a Healthy Workforce, N. T. Cable, Liverpool John Moores UniversityKinathropometry: the Relation Between Structure and Function, J. P. Clarys, Virije Universiteit Brussel, BelgiumMeasurement in Sport and Ergonomics, G. Atkinson, Liverpool John Moores UniversityWork-Based Musculoskeletal Problems, D. Leighton, Health and Safety ExecutiveAnalysing and Enhancing PerformanceThe Learning of Motor Skills: Sport Science and Ergonomic Perspectives Performance and Human Factors, R. N. Singer, University of FloridaSelf-Regulation Training in Sport and Work, L. Hardy, University of BangorNutritional Optimisation of Exercise Performance, C. Williams, Loughborough UniversityComputerised Notation Analysis in Sport, A. Borrie, Liverpool John Moores UniversityEnvironmentHeat Stress and Acclimatisation, B. Nielsen, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkExercise and the Cold,