Introduction to Kinesiology @ 2026
Introduction to Kinesiology е модерно, цялостно и изключително достъпно въведение в науката за човешкото движение, създадено от утвърдените специалисти Duane V. Knudson и Timothy A. Brusseau. Това издание представя кинезиологията като динамична и интердисциплинарна област, която обединява знания от физиологията, анатомията, биомеханиката, психологията и педагогиката, за да обясни как и защо човешкото тяло се движи.
Книгата е създадена с ясната цел да въведе читателя в основите на движението по структуриран, логичен и практически ориентиран начин. Подходяща е както за студенти в специалности като kinesitherapy, физиотерапия, спортни науки и медицина, така и за треньори, рехабилитатори и всички професионалисти, които искат да изградят стабилна теоретична база за работа с човешкото тяло.
В изданието са разгледани ключови теми като структура и функция на опорно-двигателния апарат, basics на биомеханиката, моторен контрол и обучение, физическа активност и здраве, както и социалните и психологическите аспекти на движението. Авторите представят тези теми по ясен и разбираем начин, като комбинират научна точност с практически примери, които улесняват усвояването на информацията.
Една от най-силните страни на Introduction to Kinesiology е неговият съвременен подход към обучението. Включени са реални казуси, въпроси за самопроверка, визуални схеми и таблици, които подпомагат активното учене и развиват аналитичното мислене. Читателят не просто усвоява факти, а започва да разбира логиката на движението и неговото значение за здравето, спортните постижения и качеството на живот.
Книгата поставя акцент и върху практическото приложение на знанията – как те могат да бъдат използвани при изграждане на тренировъчни програми, превенция на травми, рехабилитация и подобряване на двигателните умения. Това я прави особено ценна за бъдещи специалисти, които ще работят в клинична или спортна среда.
In the electronic bookstore City-Studio.bg – най-надеждният източник за медицинска, спортна и специализирана литература в България – това издание е достъпно с гаранция за оригиналност, бърза доставка и професионално обслужване. Платформата предлага богат избор от актуални международни учебници, което я прави предпочитан избор за студенти, преподаватели и практикуващи специалисти.
Ако искате да разберете в дълбочина механизмите на човешкото движение и да изградите стабилна основа за професионално развитие в сферата на здравето, спорта или рехабилитацията, Introduction to Kinesiology е перфектният избор. Това е книга, която не само обучава, но и вдъхновява към по-добро разбиране на тялото и неговите възможности.
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About the Author
Duane V. Knudson, PhD, is a Regents’ Professor and University Distinguished Professor in the department of health and human performance at Texas State University, where he teaches biomechanics and statistics. He earned his PhD in biomechanics from the University of Wisconsin and has held tenured positions at three universities. His research focuses on the biomechanics of tennis, stretching, qualitative movement diagnosis, learning biomechanical concepts, and research quality.
Knudson has published over 190 peer-reviewed articles, 29 chapters, and three books: Fundamentals of Biomechanics, Qualitative Diagnosis of Human Movement, and Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Technique. He has received numerous national and international scholarly awards and is a fellow of four scholarly societies, including the prestigious National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK) and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. Knudson was picked by Stanford University and Elsevier for the World’s Top 2% Scientists list in the subfield of sport sciences by in 2023 and 2024. He was also named by ScholarGPS to the Highly Ranked Scholars list (top 0.5% over the last five years in kinesiology) for 2022 and 2024. He has served as department chair, associate dean, and president of both the American Kinesiology Association (AKA) and the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, and he was secretary-treasurer for NAK from 2025 to 2026. He received the Jerry R. Thomas Distinguished Leadership Award from the AKA in 2017.
Timothy A. Brusseau, PhD, is a professor and chair of the department of health and kinesiology at the University of Utah. Dr. Brusseau is a fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK), Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America), American College of Sports Medicine, National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE), and the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education. Brusseau is a national expert on youth physical activity, physical activity measurement, and school-based multicomponent physical activity interventions.
He has 171 peer-reviewed publications and has made more than 200 conference and invited presentations. He is a coauthor of Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students, and he coedited the Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity. He is the leadership institute director for NAKHE and is currently serving as president of the American Kinesiology Association (AKA).




