1. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Chapter 1

2. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Physical activity and exercise –Important for promoting good health Physical inactivity results in: –Early morbidity and premature mortality

3. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Common causes of mortality in the United States for the year 2005

4. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Sport and athletic competition –Important to culture and society –All age groups can participate Successful performance is based on principles grounded in exercise science

5. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Participants in high school athletics

6. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Introduction to Exercise Science Individuals participating in NCAA-sponsored intercollegiate athletics

7. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine What is Exercise Science? Umbrella term that involves: –Physical activity –Exercise –Sport –Athletic performance Common characteristics include: –Movement of the body –Adaptations to movement

8. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine What is Exercise Science? Relationships of the disciplines, subdisciplines, and specialty areas of exercise science

9. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Important definitions Physical activity – activities of daily living that include all movement that humans perform Exercise – structured movement process for the purpose of improving fitness and performance Sport and athletic competition – movement in structured and organized activities that involves a competitive aspect

10. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine How has Exercise Science evolved? Early influences –Greeks and Romans –Renaissance period –Era of Enlightenment –19 th century

11. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine How has Exercise Science evolved? Diskobolos—more commonly known as Discus Thrower

12. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine How has Exercise Science evolved? Stephen Hales making the first measurement of blood pressure

13. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine How has Exercise Science evolved? Recent influences –Role of physical education –Harvard Fatigue Laboratory –Krauss-Weber test results –Professional associations

14. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine How has Exercise Science evolved? Administration of the Kraus-Weber physical fitness test

15. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Role of ACSM in Exercise Science American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) –Developed as a “unique blend of physical education, medicine, and physiology” –Provides significant public outreach –Works to shape public policy –Disseminates scholarly research

16. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Key publications from ACSM

17. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Academic preparation in Exercise Science Broad-based coursework –Anatomy and physiology –Biological sciences –Chemistry and biochemistry –Human development and psychology –Mathematics and statistics –Physics

18. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Academic preparation in Exercise Science

19. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Preparations for careers in health care Medical school Dental school Chiropractic school Physician assistant programs Physical and occupational therapy

20. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine What do health care professionals do? Physician assistant

21. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine What do health care professionals do? Physical therapy professional at work

22. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Research in Exercise Science Research procedures Types of research: –Basic –Applied –Quantitative –Qualitative

23. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Types of research in Exercise Science Descriptive Experimental Longitudinal Cross-sectional Sequential

24. Copyright © 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Examples of research in Exercise Science