Kinanthropometry is
an emerging
scientific specialization
concerned with
the application
of measurement to appraise human size, shape, proportion, composition, maturation and gross function.
It is a basic
discipline for problem-solving in matters related
to growth, exercise, performance and
nutrition.
The area has been defined as the quantitative interface between anatomy and physiology.
It puts
the individual
athlete into objective
focus and provides a clear appraisal of his or her structural status at any given
time, or, more importantly, provides for quantification of differential growth and training
influences.
Without an understanding of the growth of children and youth and their structural evolution, selection
of talent
and monitoring of training is largely a matter
of sophistry and illusion.
Kinanthropometry
provides the essential structural basis for the consideration of athletic
performance.
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