Kinesiology

• Kinesiology is the study of anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans.
• The 1990 American Academy of Physical education looked to identify a common name for the evolving area of education in health and human functionality due to the fact that more than 100 different names were used for academic and administration units related to human movement.
• The scope of Kinesiology includes increasing recognition of the importance of health related and skill related human movement.
• The relationship of health and human movement are intertwined.
• The correlation between being physically active and healthy is proven and well established.
• Increasing recognition of kinesiology graduates in health related and medical professions as well as performance enhancement and teaching is a significant aspect of Kinesiology.
• Kinesiology offers a proactive approach to health rather than the reactive approach of looking at the treatment of disease.
• Wellness: a combination of health and happiness in a balanced state of well being is a dimension of health considered in Kinesiology.
• Health is multidimensional and the following are considered the dimensions of health: Physical, Social, Mental, Environmental, Spiritual, Emotional.
• Health Performance in Kinesiology includes human movement with varying degrees of vigor and involves both fine and gross motor skills.
• Competition in skill related performance varies from team sports such as hockey, basketball, soccer to a wide range of individual challenges.
• Health related movement and skill related physical activity provide for a considerable scope of study and a vast array of potential professions in and through kinesiology.
• Kinesiology has the potential to help answer many of the major questions facing the global community.
• Topics addressed in Kinesiology include personal, public and environmental health, teaching and learning based on motor development and skill acquisition, sport performance from beginner to elite, and issues in sport and the cultural phenomenon of elite sport.
• Biophysical bases of Kinesiology such as exercise physiology, nutrition, biomechanics attracts many to the field.
• Sociocultural, Behavioral and Philosophical complexities of sport attract even more students to this area of study.
• What is kinesiology?

  The study of anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans