The two are often one and the same, says Walt Thompson, professor of kinesiology at Georgia State University and lead author of the ACSM survey – although functional fitness can apply to the younger generation as well.
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Kinesiology
//kəˌni.ziˈɔ.lə.d͡ʒɪ//
Synonyms for "kinesiology" (5 found)
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20 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 人體動力學 /人体动力学 noun (study of body movement)
- 肌肉平衡治療 /肌肉平衡治疗 noun (application of such principles)
- 運動機能學 /运动机能学 noun (study of body movement)
- 運動機能治療 /运动机能治疗 noun (application of such principles)
Dutch
1 entries- kinesiologie noun (study of body movement)
Finnish
2 entries- kinesiologia noun (study of body movement)
- kinesiologia noun (application of such principles)
French
2 entries- kinésiologie noun (study of body movement)
- kinésiologie appliquée noun (application of such principles)
Greek
2 entries- κινησιολογία noun (study of body movement)
- κινησιολογία noun (application of such principles)
Italian
1 entries- kinesiologia noun (study of body movement)
Khmer
1 entries- ជវកម្បនាវិទ្យា noun (study of body movement)
Persian
1 entries- کینزیولوژی noun (study of body movement)
Portuguese
2 entries- cinesiologia noun (study of body movement)
- cinesioterapia noun (application of such principles)
Russian
2 entries- кинезиоло́гия noun (study of body movement)
- кинезиоло́гия noun (application of such principles)
Spanish
2 entries- kinesiología noun (study of body movement)
- kinesiología noun (application of such principles)
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