KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Muscle Fascicle, Intercalated Disc, Power Walking
3 Dec 2013
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Muscles help power walking and walking that allows for other fundamental motor skills (running, jumping, skipping) Can also be associated with non-locomotive activity (catching, throwing, striking) Fundamental motor skills happens from 6 years of age till 11 is coordinated and brought together to specialized movement skills. Fundamental motor skills can be enhanced by physical activity (pa) that can lead to specialized skills. The quantity, and quality of muscle cells play a large role in determining the pattern and the effectiveness of movements. Specialized movement skills have a variety of different outputs: Functionality (activities of daily living) occupational (task specific) sport-related (competition/performance) active lifestyle (crf, There is no gold standard for musculoskeletal fitness (what is assessed is not related to all components of the body) Msk disorders are associated with the highest indirect costs in canada. Primary characteristic of skeletal muscles are that they are striated (in order/highly aligned), and it is voluntary; it comprises 40-50% of the body.
