kinesiology
noun
ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
kə-ˌnē-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 
kī-,
-zē-
: the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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Kinesiologists study the acquisition of motor skills, the mechanical aspects of movement, and the body's responses to physical activity. A kinesiologist may work in a public-school fitness program, design exercise programs for people with and without disabilities, or work with patients recovering from disease, accidents, and surgery. As a field of research, kinesiology focuses particularly on the mechanics of muscular activity.
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Amanda Paluch, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst who studies step counts as a measure of physical exercise, says the popular benchmark seems to have been inspired by a Japanese pedometer device made decades ago.
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Scott graduated in December 2020 with a degree in kinesiology and exercise science, according to her LinkedIn.
—Jolene Latimer, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Kanj is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a degree in kinesiology and minor in Pilates.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
After high school, Smoot received a degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Purdue in 1996.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Scott graduated in December 2020 with a degree in kinesiology and exercise science, according to her LinkedIn.
—Jolene Latimer, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Kanj is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a degree in kinesiology and minor in Pilates.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
After high school, Smoot received a degree in kinesiology and exercise science from Purdue in 1996.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Kinesiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinesiology. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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kinesiology
noun
ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
kə-ˌnē-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
kī-
kī-
-zē-
plural kinesiologies
: the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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