Sports science (also sports and exercise science, sports medicine or exercise physiology) is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives.

The study of sports science traditionally incorporates areas of:

• Physiology (exercise physiology),
• Psychology (sport psychology),
• Anatomy,
• Biomechanics,
• Biochemistry and
• Bio-kinetics.

Sports scientists and performance consultants are growing in demand and employment numbers, with the ever-increasing focus within the sporting world on achieving the best results possible.
Through the study of science and sport, researchers have developed a greater understanding on how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments and many other stimuli.

Sports Scientists are highly trained professionals who provide sports science services and conduct research relating to sport in an elite environment.

They help individual athletes and teams to improve their sporting performance through the use of scientific knowledge, methods and applications in the areas of physiology; biomechanics; psychology; and motor control and motor development. They evaluate research, and they advise on the technical and practical aspects of training; injury prevention; technique; nutritional supplements; performance and recovery practices. Accredited Sports Scientists work at all levels of sport, including with able-bodied and para-athletes.

An Accredited Sports Scientist can help you or your team by:

• • developing a strength and conditioning program
• • monitoring training load
• • analysing skills and techniques
• • providing biomechanical analysis for injury prevention or to improve performance
• • liaising with other members of the support team to optimise performance
• • keeping you up to date with the latest techniques in performance management.

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