Advances in Kinanthropometry: Techniques and Applications in Sports and Health

Dear Colleagues,

Kinanthropometry is the study of body size, shape, proportionality, composition, biological maturation, and function to understand the processes of growth, aging, health, movement, and nutrition. In particular, kinanthropometry studies the relationship between human structure and movement. In Public Health, anthropometric measurements can assess the risk of malnutrition, obesity, muscle atrophy, increased fat mass, and maldistribution of adipose tissue. Underweight and overweight represent significant health risk situations, having a substantial association with non-communicable diseases. Overweight and obesity rates have increased in nearly all age categories in most countries around the world. The combination of reduced manual labor and daily physical activity, along with increased access to and consumption of energy-dense foods, contributes to this global problem. Anthropometric indicators are simple, portable, non-invasive, inexpensive, and easily applicable measurements that can be readily applied in populations to estimate weight and body composition disorders and to guide preventive measures and medical interventions in older adults.

In the sports field, kinanthropometry is essential in describing and quantifying athletes’ physical characteristics to obtain information on body composition, somatotype, and proportionality. It allows for the evaluation of morphological traits and their monitoring during the competitive season. It can also be used for talent detection, identification, and development in virtually all sports, the study of growth and maturation, the response to training, and the monitoring of athletes who must follow a specific diet

In this light, this Special Issue is intended to highlight the current and future techniques of kinanthropometry and their application in the fields of Sport Science and Health. Therefore, it provides an excellent opportunity to publish different types of research (including quantitative and qualitative research, original articles, short communications, scoping and systematic reviews, and meta-analysis) focused on this broad research topic.

Prof. Dr. Stefania Toselli
Dr. Luciana Zaccagni
Dr. Natascia Rinaldo
Guest Editors

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• kinanthropometry
• weight status
• growth
• aging
• body composition
• athletes
• sport sciences
• public health
• obesity