The Discipline of Kinesiology

Fitness Training, Recreaction,
and Leisure

Mechanics of movement

Biomechanics: application of physics to sport and exercise

Analyze and improve the quality of a movement pattern

Ergonomics: application of biomechanics to fit the task of the worker and reduce injury

Social, Physchological, and
Historical Aspects of Sports

Sport Sociology

Examines the social behaviours in sports like social issues, cultural influences, and sports as a character builder.

“Sport psychology is about understanding the performance, mental processes, and wellbeing of people in sporting settings

Confidence

Mental Toughness

Motivation

Goal setting

Anxiety

Exercise Physiology and
Anatomy

Physiology: The study of functions and mechanisms in a living system

How molecules behave in cells

Anatomy: The study of structure

the muscular system

Biomechanics, Motor Learning and
Skill Acquisition

Motor Learning

Uses the knowledge of the nervous system and human development in patterns of learning and performance ability

Affects how a student learns and their performance

Cognitive Stage

Come to basic understanding of task

Associative stage

Learners begin to refine skill

Autonomous stage

Skill becomes automatic

or known as

Sport Science

Exercise Science

Phys Ed

Human Kinetics

The systematic study of physiological,
phycological, and sociological aspects of human movement and how it can be optimized

Some careers in studying Kin

Research, medicine, health promotion,
rehab, teaching and training