Exercise Science - Definitions and Facts
The #1 cause of death in the US
What is Heart Disease
Kinesiology is a term commonly used to describe the study of what?
What is movement
ACSM stands for
What is American College of Sports Medicine
American Dietetic Association
What is ADA
Professional field that works to deliver patient care services for the identification, prevention and treatment of disabilities and disorders
What is Allied Healthcare
The relative incidence of a particular disease
What is Morbidity
An umbrella term used to describe the study of numerous aspects of physical activity, exercise, sport, and athletic performance.
What is exercise science
Area of study involving prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of exercise, sport and athletic injuries
What is athletic training and sports medicine
AMA
What is he American Medical Association
Academic preparation for this school which include 200 programs including osteopathic (DO) are the MCAT and a minimum of 1 academic year of coursework in BIO, CHEM and ENG and PHYS.
What is Medical School
In modern society we have these athletic games on a two year cycle
What are the Summer and Winter Olympics
Historically, much of the study of physical activity, exercise, sport, and athletic performance originated from this academic discipline
What is physical education
The area of study that involves mechanical aspects of movement in disease, injury, health, sport, and athletic performance
What is biomechanics
The ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, the ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and the ACSM Certified Exercise Physiology
ACSM Certifications
Academic Preparation for this type of school which includes 75 accredited schools included at minimum BIO, CHEM, ENG, MATH, and PHYS and the DAT.
What is Dental School
Movement activities of daily living
What is physical activity
The area of study involving the control of body movement in healthy and diseased conditions and improvement of sport and athletic performance
What is motor behavior
The study of the physical measurements and characteristics of humans and animals
What is Anthropometry
A United States based health initiative coordinated by ACSM that originally was created to make the scientifically proven befits of physical activity important in their patient's health
What is Exercise is Medicine (EIM)
Academic preparation for these two types of programs which includes over 800 accredited schools at minimum includes 1 academic year of BIO, CHEM, PHYS, and a minimum of 100 hours of volunteer service.
What is PT, PTA and OT programs
A structured movement process that individuals consciously and voluntarily engage in.
What is exercise
The area of study using movement and physical activity in the prevention and rehabilitation of acute and chronic disease
What is clinical exercise physiology
The faculty and scholars working in this Lab were the key leaders in the study of physical activity and exercise in the early 20th century
What is the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory
The evaluation of a professional colleague's work.
For Example, the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise published by ACSM since 1969.
What is peer-reviewed
Academic preparation for these programs which includes over 190 fully accredited schools includes 4 years of college, 2 years of college courses in basic science and behavioral science, and experience in a healthcare setting.
What is the Physician Assistant program