Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cardiovascular Disease, Exercise Physiology, Behavioural Sciences
9 Feb 2018
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Kinesiology lecture 2: physical activity guidelines and statistics. Guidelines define physical activity and tell us what is really enough. Many ancient cultures, scientists and physicians recognized the role of physical activity in health. Ancient chinese and indian cultures appreciation that physical activity could play a role in health. 1500s: italian physicians who started to prescribe exercise for healthy growth and function in children and older adults. By the 1900s, systematic study began and midway through the century, the field of exercise science emerged. Contributions to our understanding of physical activity and health come from several different branches of science: Epidemiology distribution and determination of disease in society. Clinical science using treatment to see how it affects patients. Genetics understanding the role our genes play: molecular biology what"s happening at the smallest unit in terms of biological processes. Martii karvonen (1957) stated that work must be performed at the correct level of intensity, frequency and duration.
