Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are the main disciplines of Kinesiology?
- > Philosophy
- > Biomechanics
- > Exercise psychology
- > History
- > Exercise Physiology
- > Management
- > Motor Control
- > Sociology
Which branches of science make up kinesiology
- > Behavioural science
- > Social science
- > Physical science
What are the holistic perspectives of kinesiology?
Age Perspective - > Infancy vs. Elderly quality of life Quantitive Perspective - > Individual cell vs group of individuals (cell to society)
Performance perspective - > High performance athletes vs leisure
What are the types of knowledge used within kinesiology? (Hoffmans wheel)
- > Experiential knowledge (phys. activity experience)
- > Theoretical knowledge (Scholarly study of PA)
- > Professional practice knowledge
Experiencing physical activity
- > direct participation in physical activity
Scholarly study of physical activity
- > involves examining physical activity through research and logical, systematic analysis
What are the sub-disciplines of the scholarly study of physical activity
- > Physiology of PA
- > Biomechanics
- > Sport and Exercise Psychology
- > Motorbehavior
- > Philosophy of PA
- > History of PA
- > Sociology of PA
What are the sub-disciplines of experiencing physical activity
- > Self-Expression - > self-sufficiency - > Work - > Education - > Leisure - > Health - > Competition
Professional practice entered in physical activity
knowledge gained through professional practices re-incorporated into learning more about human movement and all its complexities
What are the sub-disciplines of professional practice centred around Physical Activity
- > Sport management
- > health and fitness
- > therapeutic exercise
- > teaching physical education
- > coaching and sport education
Factors that influence being/not being physically active
Personal Circumstances - > Body image - > injury - > geography Social Environment - > culture - > influence of others Quality vs Quality
Explain the “work” sub discipline of experiencing physical activity wheel
- > PA can be an important aspect of our work
- > technology continues to shape work, causing the amount of physical activity required on the job to decrease; associated with health risks
- > Physical activity professionals contribute to work performance
