Full Description
Kinanthropometrics is the study of the human body size and somatotypes (the characteristic shape and physical appearance of an individual, disregarding size) and their quantitative relationships with exercise, sports performance and nutrition. Additional material has been included in this second edition, such as aims lists at the head of each chapter, further reading lists, details of key journal sources and selected questions with each practical. The text provides 25 exercises that demonstrate the physiological effects of exercise, physical conditioning and training along with practical applications of these effects to physical health and performance in physical activity.
Contents
IntroductionImplications for Health and Performance 1. Human Body Composition, M. R. Hawes and A. D. Martin 2. Somatotyping, W. Duquet and J. E. L. Carter 3. Physical Growth, Maturation and Performance, G. Beunen Part Two: Goniometric Aspects of Movement 4. Posture, P. H. Dangerfield 5. Flexibility, J. Borms and P. Van Roy Part Three: Assessment of Physical Activity and Performance 6. Field Methods of Assessing Physical Activity and Energy Balance, A. V. Rowlands 7. Assessment of Exercise Performance in the Field, T. P. Reilly 8. Special Considerations for Assessing Performance in Young Children, C. Boreham and E. Van Praagh Part Four: Special Considerations 9. Anthropometry and Body Image, T. S. Olds 10. Statistical Methods in Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology, A. M. Nevill and G. Atkinson 11. Scaling: Adjusting for Differences in Body Size, E. M. Winter and A. M. Nevill
