Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pharmacology, Healthy People Program, Muscle Tone

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

Physical activity: all bodily movements that cause increases in physical exertion beyond that which occurs during normal activities of daily living. Exercise: a form of leisure physical activity that is undertaken in order to achieve a particular objective, such as improved appearance, improved cardiovascular fitness, or reduces stress. Parent disciplines of exercise psychology (exercise psychology = psychology + exercise science: psychology. A field of study concerned with various mental processes people experience and use in all aspects of their life: exercise science. The study of all aspects of sport, recreation, exercise/fitness, and rehabilitative behaviour. The application of psychological principles to the promotion and maintenance of leisure physical activity (maintaining a work out plan) The psychological and emotional consequences of leisure physical activity (ex: relationship between exercise & stress, anxiety, etc. ) Sister fields of exercise psychology: rehabilitation psychology. Relationship between psychological factors and the physical rehabilitation process. Exercise rehabilitation following a disabling event (injury, disease, etc. )