Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body adapts during acute and long-term exercise, and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to
Institute of Sports Science, Japan
An Ancient Greek discus thrower. Contemporary sports training focused on exercising the muscles and joints in order to achieve the ideal proportions of strength and shape and thereby optimise performance. The athletic torso is typically presented as being powerfully muscled with the joints optimally positioned and aligned (centrated) for dynamic action. Sculpted by Naukydes c.380 - 390 B.C. A part of the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung collection,
A snowboarder leaning into the curve to counter the centrifugal force may be analyzed applying a force diagram from the field of mechanics, a discipline of physics
A dietitian or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mit
A clinical dietitian teaches a recovering stroke patient how to manage weight and blood pressure through better nutrition.