Sports Science / Physiology
Jackson V.
What is Sports Science
Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health from cellular to whole body perspectives.
What is a Sports Scientist?
Sport and exercise scientists use their scientific knowledge of the human body, the way it moves and the way people think about physical activity, to help clients improve their sporting performance and general
Origins of Sports Science
Sports Science can trace its origins to ancient Greece. The noted ancient Greek physician Galen wrote 87 detailed essays about improving health (proper nutrition), aerobic fitness, and strengthening muscles. Between 776 BC to 393 AD, the ancient Greek physicians planned the training regimens and diets of the Olympic competitors.
Facts About Sports Physiology
- Thirty minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most days a week, or three 20-minute sessions of vigorous intensity activity is good for your health.
- Female athletes tend not to eat enough calories for their metabolic demands.
- There is a low calcium intake among male and female athletes.
- Eating disorders/disordered eating are increasing.
- An estimated 50 million children in the U.S. suffer from low Vitamin D Levels.
- Vitamin D contributes to strong bones in young athletes.
- Low Vitamin D and a poor calcium intake can place athletes at risk for recurrent fractures and stress fractures.
- A bachelor's degree is required to be a Sports Scientist.
- The mean salary for a sports scientist is around $40,000.
- The average growth of jobs in Sports Physiology is around %12.
- Cardiovascular exercise helps create new brain cells. This improves brain power and brain activity.
- Exercising increases the production of cells that are responsible for learning and memory.
- The more muscle mass you have, the more fat your body burns while resting.
- If you exercise 3 times a week for 45 minutes you can help prevent signs of aging.
- Exercising on a regular basis helps boost your immune system.
This means you’ll get sick less often than people who don’t exercise. - If you’re someone who has trouble sleeping or staying asleep then working out
is your answer.Exercise helps to clear your head and helps you feel relaxed. - Physical activity stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed.
- Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance.
- You are more likely to develop heart disease, have high blood pressure, have high blood cholesterol or have a stroke if you are not regularly physically active.
- People of all types, shapes, sizes, and abilities can benefit from being physically active