kin week 1

Physical activity experience

Direct personal experience of watching or doing a physical activity.

Professional experience in physical activity

Designing and implementing physical activity programs for clients in one's professional practice.

Scholarship of physical activity

Researching, reading, studying, and discussing the theoretical and practical aspects of physical activity.

Physical activity

Intentional, voluntary movement directed towards achieving an identifiable goal.

Movement

Any change in the position of one's body parts relative to each other; not all movement is physical activity, but all physical activity is movement.

Sport

Institutionalized competitive activity that involves physical skill and specialized facilities or equipment, conducted according to accepted rules to determine a winner.

Self sufficiency

Ability to be physically independent, encompassing activities of daily living.

Self expression

Intentional expression of emotions, feelings, and identity through physical activity.

Work

Any type of physical activity performed at a place of employment.

Leisure

Engaging in physical activity for pleasure.

Health

Physical activity aimed at ensuring the health of oneself and others.

Competition

Desire to be the best, often leading to excitement and striving for personal goals.

Philosophy

The queen of the sciences, addressing big questions about the meaning of life.

Metaphysics

Understanding the nature of health and physical activity through reasoning.

Inductive reasoning

Developing broad general principles from specific cases.

Deductive reasoning

Using broad premises to reach specific conclusions.

Descriptive reasoning

Describing something and stating how it is.

Epistemology

Understanding our level of confidence in our claims through examination.

Personal opinion

Lowest level of truth, based on subjective experience.

Speculation

Forming a theory without firm evidence, similar to opinion.

Probable assertion

Claims supported by considerable evidence but not guaranteed to be true.

Truth assertion

Claims considered very true, difficult to question.

Axiology

Understanding the most important values of life, recognizing their differences among individuals.

Materialism

The belief that humans are complex machines without any power beyond physical existence.

Dualism

The concept that the mind and body are separate, with priority given to mental processes.

Holism

The idea that the mind and body are interdependent and work together.

Ethics

The study of how to behave in sports and professional practices as kinesiologists.

Morality

Behaviors based on personal principles or conscience.

Nonmoral values

Objects of desire that influence behavior, such as happiness or good health.

Social behavior ethics

Societal expectations regarding how to act and behave.