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Exercise Science

Exercise science is a discipline that studies human movement and the body's physical responses to exercise. It aims to facilitate an understanding of how fitness, diet, and exercise impact health. Exercise science takes a scientific approach to studying the interaction between exercise and the human body to understand exercise physiology and its benefits. Key related areas include kinesiology, exercise physiology, exercise psychology, and biomechanics.

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Exercise Science

Exercise science is a discipline that studies human movement and the body's physical responses to exercise. It aims to facilitate an understanding of how fitness, diet, and exercise impact health. Exercise science takes a scientific approach to studying the interaction between exercise and the human body to understand exercise physiology and its benefits. Key related areas include kinesiology, exercise physiology, exercise psychology, and biomechanics.

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EXERCISE SCIENCE

Exercise Science is a discipline that studies movement and the


associated functional responses and adaptations. The goal of
exercise science is to facilitate an understanding of the links
between fitness, exercise, diet and health. Ultimately, the discipline
provides a scientific approach to study how exercise and the
human body interact in order to understand the physiology of
exercise as well as its benefits and results.

AREAS RELATED TO EXERCISE SCIENCE

KINESIOLOGY

Exercise physiology is the study


of the body’s responses to
physical activity. These
Kinesiology examines human responses include changes in
movement, function, and metabolism and in physiology of
performance. However, it has a different areas of the body like
broader focus than exercise science the heart, lungs, and muscles,
does — while kinesiology studies and structural changes in cells.
human movement in both athletics
and everyday life, exercise science EXERCISE
focuses on movement during
exercise. PHYSIOLOGY
EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
This is concerned with the application of psychological principles to the
promotion of physical activity and exercise; the psychological and
emotional consequences of physical activity and exercise and the
psychological, emotional and health related consequences of the lack of
exercise.

BIOMECHANICS
Biomechanics is a science that relates to the study of
the movement or structure of living organisms.
Understanding the dynamics of movement, and the
force applied to create movement, can result in
better form, and thereby, better movement. Yoga is
one of the most popular exercise methods in the
world, and the number of poses and biomechanical
movements and positions seems endless. A beginner
could easily be injured trying to impress his friends or
attempting to do a pose beyond his capabilities. In
fact, some yoga instructors have developed safer
'modified moves' that are less conducive to injury.
Ultimately by understanding the biomechanics of
yoga and utilizing correct form the chance of injury
may be reduced.

1 Characteristics of an individual.

FACTORS 2 Appropriateness of the exercise.

AFFECTING
3 Environmental conditions.
EXERCISE
4 Underlying injuries.

Prepared by:
Leah P. Mata, LPT
PATHFIT 2 Instructor

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