Kinanthropometrics is the study of the human body size and somatotypes (the characteristic shape and physical appearance of an individual, disregarding size) and their quantitative relationships with exercise, sports performance and nutrition. Additional material has been included in this second edition, such as aims lists at the head of each chapter, further reading lists, details of key journal sources and selected questions with each practical. The text provides 25 exercises that demonstrate the physiological effects of exercise, physical conditioning and training along with practical applications of these effects to physical health and performance in physical activity.