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Exercise Science: Find Sources

Starting point for research in exercise science, physical education, and coaching.

Exercise Science Articles

Academic journals present new research or analysis written by scholars and reviewed by scholars about a narrow topic or specific case study, and their intended audience is other scholars and practitioners.

Book Databases

Sometimes scholars get together to tackle a subject, breaking it apart into article-length chapters written by experts on that specific subtopic. We call those books anthologies, and they can be very helpful in choosing a rabbit hole, so to speak. And since books tend to be published for a broader audience than journals, they can be easier to approach than articles.

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Browsing the Stacks

Use these numbers to help you locate books in our stacks.

610-619 Medicine and health

611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology
612 Human physiology
  • 612.01 Biophysics and biochemistry
  • 612.04 Physiology of specific activities
    • 612.044 Exercise and sports
  • 612.1 Circulatory system
  • 612.2 Respiratory system
  • 612.3 Digestive system
  • 612.6 Reproduction, development, maturation
  • 612.7 Musculoskeletal system, integument
    • 612.76 Locomotion, exercise, rest
613 Personal health and safety
  •  613.7 Physical fitness
    • 613.71 Exercise and sports activities
      • 613.711 Fitness training for sports
      • 613.712 Exercise for weight loss
      • 613.713 Weight lifting
      • 613.714 Calisthenics and isometric exercises
      • 613.715 Aerobic dancing
      • 613.716 Aquatic exercises and swimming
      • 613.717 Running and walking
      • 613.718 Stretching exercises, and exercises for muscles of specific parts of body
      • 613.719 Specific systems of exercises for health
    • 613.72 Massage
    • 613.78 Posture
    • 613.79 Relaxation, rest, sleep
615 Pharmacology and therapeutics
  • 615.8 Specific therapies and kinds of therapies
    • 615.82 Physical therapies
      • 615.822 Therapeutic massage
      •  615.824 Yoga

Other Useful Call Numbers:

571 Physiology and related subjects
618.244 Exercise for pregnant women
649.5 Children's activities and recreation
  • 649.57 Exercise, gymnastics, sports
688.7 Recreational equipment
  • 688.74-688.79 Equipment for sports and games
790-799 Sports, games & entertainment
796 Athletic and outdoor sports and games
797 Aquatic and air sports