KPER 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter All: Health Administration, Biostatistics, Exercise Physiology
30 Jan 2019
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Public health: encompasses many disciplines in effort to promote and protect health and prevent disease and disability in defined populations and communities. Medicine: medicine is more interested in treatment of and cures for diseases and disabilities in individuals. Who principles of health promotion: empowerment and inclusion: empower individuals and communities. Physical activity= any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure. Exercise= a specific type of physical activity that is planned, repetitive and done for a specific purpose. Physical fitness= a set of measurable physiological parameters. Skill related fitness=most important for successful movement and sport participation. More likely to be determined by genes than training or exercise. Kinesiology= addresses the interrelationship of physiological processes and the anatomy of the body with respect to movement. Indicators: exercise physiology, movement sciences, sport and exercise physiology: exercise prescription: training program, outcomes: maximum performance and high physical fitness or low performance and low physical fitness.
