Why Human movement matters

Question 1

Kinesiology (Human movement)

Answer 1

• Is the study of human movement in ALL its
  forms
• Its role and importance is understood using
  science, the humanities, and the arts

Question 2

7 Spheres of physical activity

Answer 2

• Self-Sufficiency
  -Self-Expression
• Work
  -Education
  -Leisure
  -Health
  -Competition

Question 3

How do we use Physical activity to be Self-Sufficiency?

Answer 3

-ADLs (dressing, eating, walking etc)
-Instrumental ADLs - Harder than just ADLs (shopping, cooking, laundry)
-Home Maintenance activities (harder than above)
-If activity is limited it decreases autonomy and quality of life.

Question 4

How do we use Physical activity for self-express?

Answer 4

-Body language (unconsciously)
-movement (dance, ceremonies, Gestures, use with talking)
- if activity is decreased, ability to communicate and express ourselves creatively is decreased.

Question 5

3 ways to use self-expression?

Answer 5

Emblems (hand movements that can be translated into words ie: time out)
Illustrators (gestures to u=illustrate what we are saying ie: pointing, punching)
Regulators (Body movements used to guide the flow of a conversation ie: Greetings, partings, gesture to signal the end of a thought)

Question 6

Education

Answer 6

-Eye movements needed to read
-wrist and had movements needed to write
-movements to learn motor skills (fine and gross)
If limited decrease ability to educate ourselves.

Question 7

3 ways to learn about Kinesiology and physical activity…

Answer 7

-Physical activity experience
-Professional practice in physical activity
-Scholarly study of physical activity

Question 8

How do you learn through scholarly study?

Answer 8

-Reading, thoughtful and careful analysis & discussing
-Research and scholarship
- In Kinesiology- theory based courses
- Gives theoretical/conceptual knowledge

Question 9

How do you learn through professional practice?

Answer 9

• using physical activity to achieve a particular goal
• Working as a personal trainer, coach, athletic therapist etc.
  -comes from applied research and a less formal passing down knowledge.

Question 10

What are fundamental movement skills?

Answer 10

-Set of gross motor skills
-Involve different body parts
-Building blocks for more complex skills
-Used in daily life, games, sports, recreational activities.

Question 11

3 Categories of Foundational skills

Answer 11

Locomotor
Balance
Object handling skills

Question 12

4 examples of fundamental skills

Answer 12

-Rolling, sliding, jogging, leaping, jumping
-Balancing (static, dynamic, reactive), dodging.
-Floating and moving the body through water, swimming
- Object control skills, (bouncing, throwing, catching, kicking.