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The recognized expert Robert Malina, doctor in physical education and anthropology, and professor at the University of Texas, said during his speech that "for children, it is essential that sport is fun"
The Catholic University of Murcia hosts this week this major international conference, which will conclude on Saturday afternoon
Speakers also include:
Francis Holway, nutritionist River Plate.
Jose Ramon Alvero, School of Sports Medicine, University of Málaga and specialist in Sports Medicine.
Hans de Ridder, president of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry.
Francisco Esparza, director of the Department of Traumatology of UCAM.
This morning started acts of the World Conference in 2014 Cineantropometría, which on this occasion is held at around Campus Los Jerónimos, seat of the Catholic University of Murcia.
Robert Malina, renowned doctor of physical education and anthropology professor at the University of Texas, has been responsible for delivering the first lecture, which has been widely dissected his relationship with the star sport discipline of this international event: the kinanthropometry .
During his speech, Malina made a complete analysis of the influence that this science is in sports, mainly at early ages: "Adolescence is the most important period for the sport because it occurs when the self."
In this regard, Robert Malina noted that "poses an extreme sports team," being the human body measurements one of the keys to this natural classification.
To accompany this statement, the esteemed professor has shown the results of an investigation with young Americans showing that "children with earlier maturity longer play football," what is concluded, as noted Malina, advance the physical development relative to other adolescents directly influences the chosen sport and the ability to develop it.
"World's Best"
"Film is movement, anthropology relates to humans and symmetry measures. Therefore kinanthropometry is the science that studies the actions of human beings in motion."
As simple as explained Francisco Esparza, director of the Department of Traumatology of the UCAM and president of the organizing committee of the congress, the meaning of kinanthropometry, a section of medicine that is closely related to the sport.
Esparza has stressed that these days the Campus Los Jerónimos welcomes "the best of the best in this discipline" to what has welcomed.
"The kinanthropometry is very important, and is more prevalent in society than we think. Insurers, for example, when they want to calculate the cardiovascular risk of a person, they do based on waist-hip ratio. Is a way to apply this science, "he said.
Tomorrow Congress continues
From 8:30 am Friday morning, the UCAM host conferences on kinanthropometry new, but this time his relationship with the health of persons will be assessed.
Thus, specialists and Luis Bettencourt, Technical University of Lisbon;
Jose Ramon Alvero, a professor at the University of Málaga;
or José Antonio Casajús, sports medicine specialist and professor at the University of Zaragoza;
They share their knowledge and experiences with attendees.
On Saturday, nutrition
Tomorrow, Saturday July 12, will be held the last conference, which will be based on the relationship of nutrition kinanthropometry.
Francis Holway, nutritionist Argentine team River Plate football, will be among the speakers.
Source: UCAM
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