Faculty of Kinesiology

Anatomy, Physiology, and Fitness

Anatomy & Physiology (OpenStax)

This OpenStax textbook was a collaboration among many anatomy and physiology professors and was developed using pedagogical practices. This textbook has been successfully adopted and adapted.

Includes: Instructor resources, case studies, student resources, simulations, exercises, solutions, and critical thinking questions

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

Anatomy and Physiology (Boundless) (LibreTexts)

This is a comprehensive text available through LibreTexts covering topics ranging from the human body organ systems, immunology, human development, reproduction, nutrition, metabolism, disorders and aging of organ systems.

Includes: Lecture slides, quiz, flowcharts

Licence: CC BY-SA

Biomechanics of Human Movement

This is an adaptation of two OpenStax textbooks for students enrolled in Douglas College in British Columbia. The two adapted OpenStax textbooks are Anatomy & Physiology (listed above) and College Physics.

Includes: Reinforcement activities, problems and exercises, glossary

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism

This book covers the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. Related practice, reinforcement and Lab activities are included. See the front matter for more details.

Includes: Review, practice and assessment, reinforcement exercises, supplemental materials

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

Concepts of Fitness and Wellness

This textbook was written by professors at Georgia Highlands College.

Includes: Glossary, self tests

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

Excelling in Biomechanics – Calculating Centre of Mass

This is an interactive excel file that models the different factors involved in calculating the centre of mass. It was created by Wilfrid Laurier University.

Includes: Interactive excel file

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Excelling in Biomechanics: Exploring Joint Angles

This is an interactive excel file that models joint angles. It was created by Wilfrid Laurier University.

Includes: Interactive excel file

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Exercise Science 355: Kinesiology and Biomechanics

The OER content in this course shell was originally intended for a 3000-level Kinesiology & Biomechanics course at Fort Lewis College. The course is described as providing “an in-depth study of the basic body movements, osteology, applied myology, spatial relations of muscles and joints, aggregate muscle action, kinesiologic constructs of summation of internal forces, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, techniques for cinematographical and noncinematographical analysis of sport skills. The study of methods, mechanics and analysis of movement as applied to the structure and function of the human organism will also be discussed.”

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Laboratories (LibreTexts)

This combination of resources from LibreTexts are a potential replacement for laboratory manuals for anatomy and physiology. It covers all of the organ systems. It also covers cytology, histology, integumentary system, and blood. There are a lot of diagrams related to different anatomical views of the human body along with detailed pre-lab, laboratory protocols, and post-lab activities.

Includes: Pre-lab questions, laboratory activities, post-lab questions, images, glossary

Licence: CC BY 4.0, unless otherwise noted.

Virtual Exercise Testing and Prescription Lab Manual

This book is a lab manual to accompany the Virtual KIN 4370 course: Exercise Testing and Prescription at the University of Houston. The chapter for each lab activity includes background information, protocol description, comprehension questions, and tables to help with test interpretation (as required). The lab activities have been modified from face-to-face environment to an at-home virtual learning course.

Includes: Videos, activities

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Food and Nutritional Sciences

Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum

This edited open access volume highlights the links between agriculture and nutrition, both direct and indirect, both theoretical and practical. It explores these relationships through various frameworks, such as value chains, programs and policies, as well as through diverse perspectives, such as gender.

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Note: This is an open access text which restricts remixing and adapting).

Cheese Making Technology, Dairy Education eBook Series

This text in the Dairy Education eBook Series on topics and processes related to cheese making technology, including selected recipes. The Dairy Education eBook Series is an educational resource focused on milk, dairy products and dairy technology, developed for use with an undergraduate course in dairy processing at the University of Guelph. It is now available as a resource for university and secondary school students, industry personnel, and interested consumers around the world.

Include: Videos, glossaries

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (Note that these books are licensed under the more restrictive licence, which means that it can not be edited.)

Dairy Science and Technology, Dairy Education eBook Series

This open access e-book is about the study of milk and milk-derived food products from a food science perspective. It focuses on the biological, chemical, physical, and microbiological aspects of milk itself, and on the technological (processing) aspects of the transformation of milk into its various consumer products, including beverages, fermented products, concentrated and dried products, butter and ice cream. The Dairy Education eBook Series is an educational resource focused on milk, dairy products and dairy technology, developed for use with an undergraduate course in dairy processing at the University of Guelph. It is now available as a resource for university and secondary school students, industry personnel, and interested consumers around the world.

Include: Videos, glossaries

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (Note that these books are licensed under the more restrictive licence, which means that it can not be edited.)

Human Nutrition, 2020 Edition

This nutrition textbook covers introductory concepts in nutrition, from carbohydrates to trace minerals.

Includes: Interactive learning activities

Licence: CC BY

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

Ice Cream Technology, Dairy Education eBook Series

Intermediate Nutrition (LibreTexts)

This LibreTexts text covers macronutrients, micronutrients, and common digestive problems.

Includes: Glossary, interactive activities

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

An Introduction to Nutrition

This book is organized using a functional approach. A primary goal of this text is to provide information backed by nutritional science and with a variety of resources that use scientific evidence to optimize health and prevent disease. 

Includes: Exercises

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

An Introduction to Nutrition (LibreTexts) [New]

This book is organized using a functional approach, which means that the material is organized around physiological functions, such as fluid and electrolyte balance, antioxidant function, bone health, energy and metabolism, and blood health, instead of organizing it strictly by nutrient. A primary goal of this text is to provide you with information backed by nutritional science, and with a variety of resources that use scientific evidence to optimize health and prevent disease. In this chapter you will see that there are many conditions and deadly diseases that can be prevented by good nutrition. You will also discover the many other determinants of health and disease, how the powerful tool of scientific investigation is used to design dietary guidelines, and recommendations that will promote health and prevent disease. [Description from resource].

Includes: Exercises

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application

This book covers basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, energy balance, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals.

Includes: Learning objectives and self-check questions

Licence: CC BY-NC

Reviews: Available through the Open Textbook Library

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