Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical 7️⃣ activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.

The study of sports science traditionally incorporates areas of physiology 7️⃣ (exercise physiology), psychology (sport psychology), anatomy, biomechanics (sports biomechanics), biochemistry, and kinesiology.

Sports scientists and performance consultants are growing in demand 7️⃣ and employment numbers, with the ever-increasing focus within the sporting world on achieving the best results possible.

Through the scientific study 7️⃣ of sports, researchers have developed a greater understanding of how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments, and 7️⃣ many other stimuli.

Origins of exercise physiology [ edit ]