Thomas Rowland, M.D., is the retired Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, where his research focused on exercise cardiovascular physiology in children. He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles and ten books, including Children’s Exercise Physiology and Biologic Regulation of Physical Activity. He was the founding editor of the journal Pediatric Exercise Science, a post he served for 23 years. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine and has served as president of both the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine and the New England Chapter of ACSM. He received the Honor Award from the latter organization in 1986.

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• 1. What Limits Training-Induced Improvements in Athletic Performance?2. Why Do Physiological and Chronological Time Differ?3. Why Was Zeno Wrong? 4. What Explains the Mysterious Ubiquity of Biologic Variability?5. What Caused the Disturbing Collapse of this Young Athlete? 6. Is There Biological Regulation of Physical Activity? 7. How Can a Baseball Player Hit a 95-mph Fastball?8. What is the "Purpose" of the Cardiovascular System?9. What Causes Exercise-Induced Hypoxemia in Athletes? Insights from Saratoga.10. Is There a Biological Basis for Children’s Reduced Aerobic Trainability?11. How Can Music Enhance Physical Performance?12. When is Iron Supplementation Indicated for Athletes with Iron Deficiency?13. Who (or What) is Setting the Pace?14. Courtes-Métrages (Short Subjects) Closing Comments

Thomas Rowland, M.D., is the retired Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, where his research focused on exercise cardiovascular physiology in children. He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed articles and ten books, including Children’s Exercise Physiology and Biologic Regulation of Physical Activity. He was the founding editor of the journal Pediatric Exercise Science, a post he served for 23 years. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine and has served as president of both the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine and the New England Chapter of ACSM. He received the Honor Award from the latter organization in 1986.

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• 1. What Limits Training-Induced Improvements in Athletic Performance?2. Why Do Physiological and Chronological Time Differ?3. Why Was Zeno Wrong? 4. What Explains the Mysterious Ubiquity of Biologic Variability?5. What Caused the Disturbing Collapse of this Young Athlete? 6. Is There Biological Regulation of Physical Activity? 7. How Can a Baseball Player Hit a 95-mph Fastball?8. What is the "Purpose" of the Cardiovascular System?9. What Causes Exercise-Induced Hypoxemia in Athletes? Insights from Saratoga.10. Is There a Biological Basis for Children’s Reduced Aerobic Trainability?11. How Can Music Enhance Physical Performance?12. When is Iron Supplementation Indicated for Athletes with Iron Deficiency?13. Who (or What) is Setting the Pace?14. Courtes-Métrages (Short Subjects) Closing Comments