Sports science

[1] Through the scientific study of sports, researchers have developed a greater understanding of how the human body reacts to exercise, training, different environments, and many other stimuli.

The noted ancient Greek physician Galen (131–201) wrote 87 detailed essays about improving health (proper nutrition), aerobic fitness, and strengthening muscles.

[6] Importantly, these new scholars went beyond the simplistic notions of the early Greek physicians, and shed light upon the complexities of the circulatory, and digestive systems.

Graduates may also be well-positioned to undertake further training to become an accredited Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Research Scientist and Sports Medical Doctor.

[17] Sports science provides a means of allowing older people to regain more physical competence without focusing on doing so for the purposes of anti-aging.

[16] Sports science can also provide a means of helping older people avoid falls and have the ability to perform daily tasks more independently.

Institute of Sports Science, Japan
Galen
A snowboarder leaning into the curve to counter the centrifugal force may be analyzed applying a force diagram from the field of mechanics , a discipline of physics
The force diagram for the above scenario with the vectors (red arrows) for weight force (vertical), centrifugal force (horizontal) and resulting force (diagonal). It can be readily seen that the resulting force which the snowboarder's leg muscles have to withstand is much higher than the mere weight force.