In this paper I discuss briefly some traditional and contemporary issues that challenge the academic structure of the field of Kinesiology. These include the long-standing polemics of the profession-discipline debate and the fragmentation of the academic content knowledge, together with the more recent challenges of education or health as the umbrella construct and the relation of kinesiology to physical and occupational therapy. It appears that the essence of our persistent problems remains, but it is augmented with related and more contemporary issues. Thus, these continue to be challenging times in kinesiology, as they are for higher education in general, reinforcing the long-held notion that change is the one constant.
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Reflections on Kinesiology: Persistent Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Karl M. Newell
Wrist-Worn Accelerometry, Aging, and Gait Speed in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Amal A. Wanigatunga, Fangyu Liu, Jacek K. Urbanek, Hang Wang, Junrui Di, Vadim Zipunnikov, Yurun Cai, Ryan J. Dougherty, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, and Jennifer A. Schrack
), which has led to an emergence of many large-scale studies collecting wrist accelerometry ( Troiano et al., 2014 ). Further, accelerometer metrics characterizing the manner in which activity is accumulated throughout the day (e.g., activity fragmentation) appear to be associated with adverse health
Comparison of Six Accelerometer Metrics for Assessing the Temporal Patterns of Children’s Free-Play Physical Activity
Katherine L. McKee, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Amber L. Pearson, and Kimberly A. Clevenger
fragmentation indices (e.g., probability of transitioning from activity to inactivity, mean activity bout duration), which generally provide an indication of the temporality of PA as the continuity or discontinuity of an individual’s behavior ( Wanigatunga et al., 2019 ). These fragmentation metrics have been
Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Small-Sided Games Training on Sleep and Salivary Cortisol Level
Matteo Bonato, Antonio La Torre, Marina Saresella, Ivana Marventano, Giampiero Merati, Giuseppe Banfi, and Jacopo A. Vitale
time; (4) immobility time (IT), the total time, expressed in percentage, spent without any movement recorded during time in bed; (5) moving time (MT), the total time, expressed in percentage, spent moving between sleep start and sleep end; and (6) fragmentation index (FI), the sum of the percentages of
The Relationships Between Training Load, Type of Sport, and Sleep Among High-Level Adolescent Athletes
Anis Aloulou, Francois Duforez, Damien Léger, Quentin De Larochelambert, and Mathieu Nedelec
time in bed; 5. SE—in percentage: the TST divided by the time in bed; 6. Sleep onset latency (minutes): the time between lights off and sleep onset; 7. Fragmentation index (arbitrary units [A.U.]): the sum of the mobile time (in percentage) and the immobile bouts ≤1 minute (in percentage); and 8
Organizational Culture Beyond Consensus and Clarity: Narratives From Elite Sport
Michael McDougall, Noora Ronkainen, David Richardson, Martin Littlewood, and Mark Nesti
of integration (what is shared and consistent), differentiation (what is contested), and fragmentation (what is ambiguous) ( Martin, 1992 , 2002 ; Meyerson & Martin, 1987 ). Building upon our previous critique of the integration perspective ( McDougall et al, 2020 ), we aim to show how other
Associations Between Accelerometer-Based Free-Living Walking and Self-Reported Walking Capability Among Community-Dwelling Older People
Heidi Skantz, Timo Rantalainen, Laura Karavirta, Merja Rantakokko, Lotta Palmberg, Erja Portegijs, and Taina Rantanen
walking (e.g., daily walking minutes, daily walking bouts, walking bout duration, and walking bout intensity) and about the patterns of daily walking activity (e.g. walking bout duration and activity fragmentation; Palmberg et al., 2020 ; Schrack et al., 2018 ; Skotte, Korshøj, Kristiansen, Hanisch
Effect of a Night Game on Actigraphy-Based Sleep Quality and Perceived Recovery in Top-Level Volleyball Athletes
Jacopo A. Vitale, Giuseppe Banfi, Andrea Galbiati, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, and Antonio La Torre
Immobility time, % The total time, expressed in percentage, spent without recording any movement during time in bed Moving time, % The total time, expressed in percentage, spent moving during time in bed Fragmentation index, % Sum of mobility and immobility accesses in 1 min, divided by the number of
The Effect of Rugby Union Match Play on Sleep Patterns and Subsequent Impact on Postmatch Fatigue Responses
Cedric Leduc, Dan Weaving, Cameron Owen, Mathieu Lacome, Carlos Ramirez-Lopez, Maj Skok, Jason C. Tee, and Ben Jones
, % Percentage of total sleep time in relation to time in bed Fragmentation index, % Sum of the mobile time (%) and the immobile bouts ≤1 min Perceptual Measures of Fatigue A 5-item questionnaire from McLean et al 22 to rate sleep quality, fatigue, muscle soreness, stress, and mood on a 5-point Likert scale was
Kinesiology’s Passport to Success: Transcending Parallel Trenches, Nurturing Active Open-Mindedness, and Learning From the Octopus
David K. Wiggins
“Specialization + Fragmentation = Extermination” has been indelibly etched in my mind since its publication in 1985; and Karl Newell, this year’s Hetherington Award recipient and motor behavior specialist who perhaps more than anyone else promoted kinesiology as the name of our profession. How and why these
