Kinesiology is quickly becoming one of the most widely used tools in identifying health disorders and treating individuals successfully. Being overweight or even obese is one of the most common "disorders" in the US today. Kinesiology is becoming more common with medical professionals such as dentists, chiropractors, orthopedic specialists, nutritionists, herbalists, therapists and nutritionists. The science has become the solution to numerous medical conditions that have baffled natural and western medicine.
Kinesiology is based on proper testing of the body's functions and various balances, and not necessarily treating the symptom of the disease or imbalance. Understanding the root cause of human movement and function is becoming much more effective than simply treating conditions as they arise.
As millions of Americans continue to combat the effects of obesity, Kinesiology remains a science that is dedicated to educating and impacting future generations. The impact of an active lifestyle has long been recognized as beneficial, but Kinesiologists are now documenting not only the "why" but also the "how do we achieve this". Kinesiology is being drawn into the education curriculum of many schools; initially to define sport-oriented problems, then to help prevent sports injuries. Curriculums are taking advantage of the discipline by assessing the nutrition provided students and the various physical and mental activities confronting students. In turn this expansion is further increasing the demand for professionals experienced in Kinesiology based methods.
Kinesiology professionals test and document feedback of an individual's various imbalances, and decide which methods are needed to return and optimize the balance thus improving the individual's health. By monitoring the resistance of muscle groups after the application of pressure (muscle testing) practitioners can accurately pinpoint various imbalances. Conventional medical practices are being questioned as the general conscious of the population moves away from treating illness and more towards preventing illness and injury.
Kinesiology has had a tremendous impact of the health and fitness industry. By documenting optimum performance with studies and clinical trials the various aspects of exercise the professionals and clinicians have helped challenge some long-time held beliefs. A primary example is what causes muscle soreness after intense exercise. Muscular soreness, even pain, was thought to occur due to the build-up of lactic acid in the muscles. Kinesiologists assisted in discovering the soreness was most probably due to micro-tearing of muscles.
The impact on fitness workouts has been dramatic in the last 10 years or so. To reduce the unpleasant soreness, greater emphasis has been placed on warm-ups immediately prior to workouts. Almost as important is the focus on warming up the same muscle groups being exercised in the fitness workout. Fitness bootcamps have wholeheartedly embraced the effectiveness of this scientific discipline. By using kinesiologic principles in everyday fitness bootcamp workouts, the efficiency of bootcamps soared. Some clinical studies indicate that fitness bootcamp workouts may be as much as nine (9) times as effective as other routines. This allowed the fitness bootcamp model to literally explode throughout the entire country in 10 to 15 years.
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