Kinesiology has been traditionally defined as the study of human movement from the point of view of physical sciences (Luttgens & Hamilton, 1997). It has two main areas: anatomical kinesiology and mechanical kinesiology. The former deals with the mechanical aspects of the human body while the latter deals with the mechanical aspects of the human motion.
Biomechanics is defined as application of the mechanical principles in the study of living organism . The main interest in this field of study is mechanical analysis of the biological systems such as the human.
Kinesiology is very similar to biomechanics as long as the main area of application is the human. So we can use both terms interchangeably.
Nowadays, people tend to use the term kinesiology for more broader meaning: the study of human movement. They have identified several additional areas such as psychological kinesiology, physiological kinesiology, etc. The term kinesiology replaces the traditional term physical education. In this regard, biomechanics is more specific to refer to both the areas of anatomical kinesiology and mechanical kinesiology.
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