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1.BODYMEASUREMENTSINKINANTHROPOMETRY
Anthropometry(somatometryandcephalometry)isoneofthebasic
researchtoolsinkinanthropometry.Itdealswiththemeasurementandde-
scriptionofthehumanbody.Itassumesthatthedimensionsofthehuman
bodyaremeasurablebiomarkersofitsbiologicalstatus.Kinanthropometry
canbeformallyregardedasthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenhuman
structureandmovement(figure1).
KINANTHROPOMETRIC
HUMANMEASUREMENT
physicallyactivepersons,somaticchangesasaresultofphysical
IMPLICATIONSFOR:physicalculturesciences,healthsciences,
activityundertaken,sportstraining,somaticdeterminantsof
sportsperformance,therelationshipsbetweennutritionand
HELPSEXPLAIN:thespecificsofphysicaldevelopmentof
HUMANEXAMINATION:size,shape,proportions,body
managementinrelationtoindividualhumanneeds
somaticbuildofphysicallyactivepersons
composition,maturation,generalfunction
Figure1.Areaandobjectivesofkinanthropometry.
Kinanthropometryisgenerallydefinedasthestudyofsize,propor-
tion,maturation,bodycomposition,andgeneralbodyfunctions.Itspur-
poseistodescribephysicalcharacteristics,assessandmonitorgrowth,
nutrition,andtheeffectsofsportstraining.
Whenappliedtosports,kinanthropometryprovidestoolsfordeter-
miningoptimalfitnessandidentificationoftalentedathletes.Itcanbesaid
tobeatoolforcomprehensivemorpho-functionalassessmentinphysical
education,medicine,physiology,andnutrition.Thebasisofkinanthropom-
etryisthestudyofthedimensionsofthehumanbodyandbodymove-
ments.
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