KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Archibald Hill, Electrocardiography, Ebola Vaccine
19 May 2016
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If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health . Aristotle (the father of kinesiology) 350 b. c. If walking does not produce better health, then walking would be in vain. Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness . People who smoke are less likely to engage in leisure time physical activity. People who increase physical activity do not generally stop smoking except in highly trained individuals: more active individuals also exhibit better nutritional practices, no consistent relationship between physical activity and alcohol consumption. Relationship between physical activity involvement and positive health and safety practices is inconclusive. 1737 luigi galvani discovers electricity stimulates muscle contraction. 1847 - carl ludwig invented the kymograph to non-invasively measure human blood pressure.
