Historical figures in Kinesiology
Used animals and parts of animals to analyze the progression of movement. Described the actions of the muslces and subjected them to geometric analysis.
Aristotle
Movement that is voluntary, intentional and directed at an identifiable goal.
Physical Activity
A bachelors degree in kinesiology only breaks the ice into a more advanced career path. True of False?
True
refers to the interdependence of mind, emotion, body and spirit.
Holism (Holistic)
This sphere of physical activity is an organized principle for activity
Sphere of Competition
Established three laws of motion and is the father of physics.
Isaac Newton
This focus of kinesiology is the personal experience of watching or performing physical activity
Physical Activity Experience
Study of teaching and learning in sports
Sports Pedagogy
Activity that defines the action of taking care of one’s self.
Self Sufficiency
This sphere of physical activity contributes to our overall physical well-being
Sphere of Health
Asserted that a muscle is essentially a collection of motor fibers, that in composition the center of a muscle differs from the ends and is the only part that contracts.
William Harvey
This focus of kinesiology is researching, reading about and studying physical activity.
Scholarship of physical activity
subdicspline of kinesiology focused on the study and practice of all people, activities, businesses or organizations involved in producing, facilitating, promoting or organizing any sport related business or product.
Sports Management
The urge to express your feelings
Self Expression
This sphere of physical activity refers to our level of activity done in our free time.
Sphere of Leisure
First team physician in history and father of sports medicine. Taught that muscular contraction resulted from passages of animal spirits from the brain through the nerves to the muscles. Introduced terms such as diarthrosis and synarthrosis.
Galen
This focus of kinesiology is the performance of physical activity.
Professional experience in physical activity
Sports Medicine
Activity involving one’s occupation.
Sphere of work
This sphere of physical activity refers to instruction being given or taken in an arena or indoor/outdoor classroom setting
Sphere of Education
A Chiropractic Doctor who founded what we know today as applied Kinesiology in 1964. Served as chairman of the ICAK for 32 years.
Dr. George Goodheart
Any change in the position of the body parts relative to each other.
Movement
Subdiscipline of kinesiology that focues on the physiology of physical activity.
Exercise Physiology
Activities of daily living
ADLs
Professional who specializes in improving efficiency, safety, and well-being among workers.
Ergonomists