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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KINANTHROPOMETRY
ISAK is an organization of individuals whose scientific and professional endeavor is related to KINANTHROPOMETRY, the quantitative interface between human structure and function.
ISAK’s purpose is to create and maintain an international network of colleagues who represent the world community transcending geography, politics and the bounds of separate disciplines.
KINANTHROPOMETRY is a scientific specialization dealing with the measurement of persons in a variety of morphological perspectives, its application to movement and those factors which influence movement, including: components of body build, body measurements, proportions, composition, shape and maturation; motor abilities and cardiorespiratory capacities; physical activity including recreational activity as well as highly specialized sports performance. Defined as such, KINANTHROPOMETRY is a scientific specialization closely allied to physical education, sports science, sports medicine, human biology, auxology, physical anthropology, gerontology, ergometry, and several medical disciplines.
KINANTHROPOMETRY is a vehicle for individuals to contribute to basic research and applications in medicine, education and government. This requires a sense of responsibility and willingness to engage in professional discourse and to become involved in public education.