Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: University Of Western Ontario, Cardiovascular Disease, Electronic Literature

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2000A/B
• Professor: Vincent Liardi

Document Summary

Kinesiology the academic discipline that involves the study of physical activity/movement and its impact on health, society and quality of life. The concept of health extends beyond not being sick it is the state of physical, mental and emotional well-being. Does not include human movements that are: involuntary or performed without purpose. Instead, exercise is an activity that is: intentional, voluntary, and directed towards a goal (a goal doesn"t have to be health related; it can be walking to the mailbox or planting a garden) Not all movement is physical activity, but all physical activity is movement . 3 ways to develop an understanding of kin: experience. Both direct participation in and observation of physical activity is an important source of kin knowledge: theory. This involves examination of physical activity through research and logical, systematic analysis which can be illustrated in the following: Putting knowledge to work in physical activity careers (ex.