Ergonomics - The science of designing equipment to better fit the human body.
Ergonomics and comfort
The gym has to be usable - it should fit your height, size and limb length. People shorter than 5 feet 8 inches should be especially careful to make sure their home gym has an adjustable seat.
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Biomechanics and Ergonomics
Biomechanics is the mechanical study of living beings. In the case of fitness equipment it is the study of the exercise machine's effect on the person and the person's effect on the machine.
You can greatly influence your clients’ behavior outside the gym—and therefore their susceptibility to repetitive stress injuries—by educating them on proper posture and ergonomics in all their daily activities.
Schmidt is a member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Psychonomic Society.
"Just get up and go," ergonomics expert Fenton said [source: Fenton]. "Change your position. Stretch. You don't even need resistance. A longer muscle is a stronger muscle. You need to stretch your neck, stretch your shoulders, stretch your wrists." ...
Ergonomics. 1997 Nov;40(11):1220-30
3) Hodges PW, Richardson CA. Inefficient muscular stabilization of the lumbar spine associated with low back pain. A motor control evaluation of transversus abdominis. Spine.
Hodges PW, Richardson CA. Relationship between limb movement speed and associated contraction of the trunk muscles. Ergonomics. November, 1997
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Her yoga skills are enhanced by her B.Sc. in kinesiology, post-graduate training in mind-body medicine and ergonomics and, practical field experience assisting companies with disability management and workplace safety issues.
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