[KINE 1020] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (13 pages long)
6 Feb 2017
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Kinesiology is a sub-discipline and is the science of how and why people move. Psychology and sociology of why people are not physically active. The biochemistry and physiology of oxidative and non-oxidative energy metabolism. Earliest discoveries include electrically stimulated muscle contraction: discovered by luigi galvani in 1731, accidentally dropped an electrode on a frog leg and saw a muscle twitch. Vo2max is one factor that will determine whether they will come first or last in a marathon. Physical fitness is the capacity to live an optimal life. One of the most key concepts in kine. Questions the ability to perform things required in daily life like walking up the stairs or chewing food, or meet physical demands of work and leisure. Divided in three domains: body composition: the composition of tissues that make up the body. Main constituents are fat mass and lean mass (everything that is not fat-skeletal muscle, organs, bone, connective tissue etc)
