The study of how to teach or disseminate information about physical activity is known as

• Educational qualifications for professional employment can range from a bachelors degree ( BS) to an advanced professional degree (MD, DC, DD, DO, DPT) or educational degree (MS, EdD, PhD).
• It is becoming increasing,y common for employers to require potential employees to demonstrate achievement of certain skills and competencies prior to hiring. These may include successfully attaining certification, licensure, and registration.

• This is defined as providing certified documents showing that an individual is entitled to recognition or has a right to perform certain functions of actions.

• This process requires individuals, educational programs, or institutions to be evaluated and recognized as meeting predetermined standards through successful completion of a valid and reliable examination (for individuals) and review (educational programs and institutions.

• This is the granting of permission by an official or legal authority (usually a state government agency) to an individual or organization to engage in the legal practice of a professional activity that would otherwise be illegal.
• Requirements and regulations vary among states
• Important for the exercise science and allied healthcare professional to be aware of the state requirements for professional practice.

• This is the documentation of professional qualification information relevant to government licensing requirements.

• Individual, institution, or educational program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards through successful completion of a valid and reliable examination

• What is certification?

• Granting of permission by a competent authority (usually a government agency) to an organization or individual to engage in a practice or activity that would otherwise be illegal.

• What is licensure?

• Recording of professional qualification information relevant to government licensing regulations; similar to licensure, except that the scope of practice is usually more narrow than for a licensed professional

• What is registration?

Questions to consider when deciding on your professional career in exercise science

• Do you participate in and enjoy physical activity, exercise, and sports?
• Have you enjoyed coursework in biology, chemistry, math, nutrition, physiology, and physical fitness?
• Are you willing to commit to the necessary investment in education, academic training, and professional education that are required of working exercise science professionals? *
• Have you spoken to individuals who currently work in your particular field of interest?

Questions to consider when deciding on a professional career in exercise science 

• In what type of professional employment setting do you wish to work (hospital, clinic, school, fitness facility, industrial setting, outpatient clinic, college, university)? *
• Did you enjoy working with all types of people or are you interested in certain populations (athletes, children, elderly, or patients with a chronic disease condition)? *
• Do you want to work with people to prevent disease and injury or with patients desiring treatment and rehabilitation?

• This is a sports medicine professional, with a professional credential of athletic trainer certified (ATC), who is involved in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilition of injuries to physically active individuals and athletes.

• This focuses in the mechanics of injury and the principles of prevention, evaluation, and treatment of musculoskeletal problems.

• This examines factors of human movement associated with exercise and training for the purpose of improving sport and athletic performance.

• Biomechanist-
• This is the study of the interaction between humans, the objects they use, and the environments in which they function and is similar to clinical biomechanics with ergonomists usually taking additional coursework in engineering.

Clinical exercise physiologists 

• Work with healthy and diseased individuals in a variety of employment settings.
• They are responsible for performing health and fitness assessments, developing and implementing exercise prescriptions, and monitoring the effectiveness of the interventions.

Dietician/ sport dietician

• A licensed professional who assesses the nutritional needs of individuals, and then develops and assists with the implementation of nutritional programs for those individuals.
• May also advise patients and clients on several health and disease- related conditions including weight loss, diabetes control, high blood pressure control, and cholesterol reduction.

Exercise and sport psychologist 

• They work with healthy and diseased individuals, as well as athletes of all performance and competition levels to enhance the psychological components related to successful performance.
• The principles of them are also used by other exercise science and allied healthcare professionals in a variety of employment settings, including the wellness and fitness industry, athletic training, coaching, and clinical exercise and rehabilitation settings.

• A licensed professional who is involved in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness and injuries to individuals.

• Licensed professionals who assist individuals with physically, mentally, emotionally, or developmentally crippling condition to maintain or recover working skills and daily function.
• Help individuals learn or regain the ability to be to perform activities of daily living, including dressing, preparing meals, and eating.

• Work with individuals to assess functional capacity, and then develop and implement exercise programs for enhancing physical fitness and health.
• Benefit from having a strong academic background in exercise physiology, biomechanics, fitness assessment, exercise prescription, exercise psychology, and nutrition as many as aspects of this job involves the development ofindividualized muscular strength and endurance training programs and sound nutritional practices.

• Liscensed professionals to help individuals recover from an injury or disabling physical condition
• Developed structured treatment and rehabilitation programs designed to improve mobility, reduce pain, and prevent or limit permanent disability
• Conduct evaluations of muscular fitness, range of motion, and muscle and joint functions and then use that information to develop and implement individualized treatment programs for patients

• A licensed professional who works under the supervision of a medical doctor in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness and injuries to individuals
• Work closely with other allied health professionals to provide preventive care to a wide range of healthy and diseased individuals.

Public and private school teachers

Licensed professionals who work to help children, adolescents, and young adults develop motor skills, health, and physical fitness within a school setting.

Strength and conditioning coach

• Involved in the development and implementation of specialized training programs for athletes
• Work with a variety of individual and team sport athletes to increase muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, and movement skills and effort to improve performance.

Wellness and fitness industry professional 

• They can expect to work with members of the general public to develop and implement physical activity and exercise programs to improve health, wellness, and fitness.
• A broad knowledge or biomechanics, fitness assessment, exercise physiology, and exercise psychology is critical for an exercise science graduate to establish and develop a professional career in this industry.

• Description:
• For-profit business operating to provide a service to members who join the club.

• Description:
• Operated by local communities and nonprofit organizations such as the YMCA and the YWCA.

Cooperate wellness programs

• Description:
• Operated by large businesses and corporations as a means by which to provide employees with an opportunity to enhance health and wellness.

• Description:
• For-profit business operating to provide a variety of traditional and nontraditional exercise, health, and relaxation programs to guests.

American Alliance for Health, Physcial Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) **

• Mission:
• Promote and support leadership, research, education, and best practices in the professions that support creative, healthy, and activ lifestyles. **

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) **

• Mission:
• To reduce morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management. **

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) **

• Mission:
• Promotes and integrates scientific research, education,and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life. **

American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) **

• Mission:
• Represents and promotes the profession of exercise physiology, and is committed to the professional development of exercise physiology, its advancement, and the credibility of exercise physiologists. **

International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) **

• Mission:
• Promotes the study of the biomechanics of movement with a special emphasis on human beings; encouraging international contacts among scientists in this field, promoting knowledge of biomechanics on an international level, and cooperating with related organizations. **

International Society of Motor Control (ISMC) **

• Mission:
• To promote basic and applied research in the area of control of movements of biologic systems. **

National Athletic Training Association (NATA) **

• Mission:
• To enhance the quality of healthcare provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession. **

International Society of Biomechanics in Sport (ISBS)

• Mission:
• Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas for sports biomechanics researchers, coaches, and teachers; to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners; to gather and disseminate information and materials on biomechanics in sports.

North American Society for the Psychology Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) **

• To develop and advance the scientific study of human behavior when individuals are engaged in sport snd physical activity; facilitate the dissemination of information, improve the quality of research and teaching in the psychology of sport, motor development, and motor learning and control. **

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

• Mission:
• Supports and disseminates research-based knowledge and its practical application to improve athletic performance and fitness.

American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)

• Mission:
• To encourage and foster the exchange of information and ideas among biomechanists working in different disciplines and fields of application, biologic sciences, exercise and sports science, health sciences, ergonomics and human factors, and engineering and applied science, and to facilitate the development of biomechanics as a basic and applied science.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• This is the federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
• Their mission is to enhance the health and well-being of Americans by providing for effective health and human services and fostering strong, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.
• They provide administrative oversight through the office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• 4 goals:

1. Healthcare: improve the safety, quality, affordability, and accessibility of healthcare, including behavioral healthcare and long-term care.
2. Public Health Promotion and Protection, Disease Prevention, and Emergency Preparedness: Prevent and control disease, injury, illness, and disability across the lifespan, and protect the public from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats.
3. Human Services: Promote the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and communities.
4. Scientific Research and Development: Advance scientific and biomedical research and development related to health and human services.

• This is An innitiative by the DHHS that represents the nation's disease prevention agenda. This of 2010 has two primary goals:
• Increase quality and years of healthy life
• Eliminate health disparities.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• This is the medical branch of the DHHS.
• This is the world's premier medical research organization, supporting over 38,000 research projects nationwide in diseases including cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments, and AIDS.
• The mission is to promote science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• This is under the administrative oversight of the DHHS.
• The mission of this is to promote the health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.

Factors that comprise the mission of the CDC

• Detecting and investigating health problems
• Conducting research to enhance prevention
• Developing and advocating sound public health politics
• Implementing prevention strategies
• Promoting healthy behaviors
• Fostering safe and healthful environments
• Monitoring health
• Provide leadership and training.

National Center for Chrinic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-
• The mission of this is to provide national leadership in areas of health promotion and chronic disease prevention by conducting public health surveillance, epidemiologic studies, and behavioral interventions; by disseminating guidelines and recommendations; and by assisting state health and education agencies to increase their capacity to prevent chronic diseases and promote healthful behaviors.

• This attracted high quality scientists from around the world and produced scholars and professionals who would be instrumental in shaping exercise physiology as a scientific discipline.

• Name one factor of the metabolic syndrome.

• The application of science of the movements that occur during Physcial activity, sports, and athletic performance. In this field of exercise science, there are many sub-disciplines that are includes in it.

• Define Exercise Science.

Parasympathetic and sympathetic

• The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: ________ and _________.

________ is the father of exercise physiology. 

• Blood comes from the superior vena cava to the right atrium down to the right ventricle. It then goes out to the lungs and then goes to the left atrium down to the left ventricle. From the left ventricle, it goes to the aorta and then goes out to the rest of the body.

Describe the blood flow through the heart.

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

There is probably no organization that has been more effective in developing and promoting Exercise Science than the ___________.

_________ is considered the first professionally employed sport psychologist. 

________ is defined as those movement activities of daily living including work and job related activities, leisure time activities, and activities performed around the home.

_______ is a disease condition characterized by low bone mineral density.

1. Prevention of athletic injuries
2. Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of athletic injuries
3. Immediate care for athletic injuries
4. Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of athletic training
5. Organization and administration
6. Professional development and responsibilities

• What are the 6 domains of athletic training?

Clinical exercise physiology involves the use of physical activity and exercise to prevent or delay the onset of chronic diseases in healthy individuals or provides therapeutic or functional benefits to individuals with diseased conditions or physical disabilities.

What is clinical exercise physiology?

Athletic training is a part of exercise science that involves prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries of competitive athletes or physically active individuals.

What is athletic training?

1. Measuring body composition through waist to hip ratio, skinfold tests, body mass index, and bioelectrical impedance.
2. Measuring cardiovascular-respiratory systems by measuring submaximal and maximal oxygen using treadmills, box jumps, and box steps.
3. Measuring flexibility through sit and reach test.

Name 3 test in clinical exercise physiology.

Acute musculoskeletal injuries are most commonly treated by this acronym _______.

_______ is to examine by feeling and pressing with the palms of the hands and the fingers.

1. Working with athletic trainers and other medical personnel
2. Compiling health history
3. Decision of disqualification or not of injured/sick athlete and decides when they will return to play

Name 3 responsibility of the team physician.

• Health history
• Informed consent
• Physical examination

Name 3 pretesting procedures in clinical exercise physiology.

Functional capacity testing

_______ is used to provide an objective measure of an individuals safe functional abilities.

_______ is used to determine a specific disease condition or possible illness.

What do you call to an educational process that uses physical activity?

What is the study of exercise science?

What do you call to an educational process that uses physical activity as a means to help people acquire skills fitness knowledge and attitudes *?

What is the definition of exercise science select the best answer?