KIN 275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Epidemiology, Rheumatism, Ayurveda
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Kinesiology: the study of the science of human movement. Effects of various exercises on various systems of the body. Effects of individual differences on fitness development and performance. Health and therapeutic effects associated with exercise. Cardiac rehabilitation: assessment of cardiovascular functioning, prevention of cardiovascular disease, rehabilitation of individuals with the disease. Exercise biochemistry: effects of exercise at the cellular level. Exercise epidemiology: relationship between physical activity and morbidity & mortality. Pediatric exercise science: scientific study of the response of the body to exercise during childhood and maturation. Exercise: planned, structured, repetitive movement of the body designed to improve or maintain physical fitness. Physical fitness: a set of physical attributes that allows the body to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort: 5 components: flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly.
