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EDITORIAL

Could these be golden days for kinesiology!? If we take a look at today's lifestyle 
and the time that an average person spends being completely physically inactive, we 
can quickly find all the reasons for both poor performance and increased rate of illness 
(most of all chronic non-communicable diseases) of modern society. We have indeed 
entered an era when health analysis and risk reasons may be accompanied by the questi-
on of whether (and to what extent) you have a sedentary lifestyle and not only whether 
(and how much) you smoke!? Nowadays, the overall increase in physical inactivity is 
not only a problem of certain groups of society but of all, children and the elderly, an 
average recreation enthusiast or a potential professional athlete. This is something that 
we, kinesiologists are convinced of. The question that poses is to what extent the wider 
society is aware of this issue and the problems it brings along?

The present Editorial and the presentation of articles herein, therefore, deliberately 
begins at the very end, with an only seemingly less important report on the round table, 
titled »A KINESIOLOGIST IN THE LABOUR MARKET« which was organized by 
the Association of Kinesiologists of Slovenia and was held at the Scientific and Re-
search Centre of the University of Primorska in the beginning of November 2016. The 
contents of the round table can be closely linked to the above-mentioned problems 
considering a wide spectre of needs, however, the round table can as well be connected 
with the 2016/2017 competitive skiing season which brought much success to our skier 
from Maribor, Ilka Štuhec. Our top skier especially likes to point out that her team 
consists of various professionals who are crucial in order to achieve such exceptional 
results, and among them, there is also a kinesiologist!

Nevertheless, this issue starts with an article which deals with the detailed exami-
nation of all the factors that cause numerous injuries on snowy slopes. Once again, 
an individual with his or her own characteristics is in the spotlight. Besides a mine of 
information offered by modern information technology, individuals are still not suf-
ficiently prepared for taking efforts, are still ignorant of the ski slopes rules and regula-
tions and are unreasonably tolerant to deviations from the security requirements that 
are established by professionals. The following articles further examine the role and 
importance of elementary movement patterns in motor development from childhood to 
old age, general physical efficiency and specifically targeted and tailored intervention 
programs for high-quality and independent lifestyle of the elderly etc. These are just as 
interesting and modern topics that concern every individual much more than we know. 
These topics, however, may be brought to the fore of interest only when we are old 
and incapable of performing daily tasks, when we need help and when we would give 
anything to overcome ... a flight of stairs!? »In the first half of our life we sacrifice our 
health in order to make money, in the other half we give money to recuperate health.« 
This is what was written by the French writer, philosopher and humanist François-
Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694–1778) a long ago, yet, a man has not paid any attention 
to such warnings for centuries. In the articles published in this issue, we can again find 
evidence that the change only requires a shift in our belief, a real motivation and profes-



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sional guidance. Thus, all tailor-made interventions as well as the environment in which 
we spend the autumn of our life can contribute significantly to more success, health, 
and, above all, satisfaction of an individual and the society. 

Kinesiologists firmly believe in this. Our efforts to persuade the general public are 
only partially successful. Scientifiarticles, conferences, meetings of professionals, ro-
und tables and other public events, workshops and promotions are a regular feature of 
our work. We strive for even more efficiency and would like to raise awareness among 
large crowds. However, can only a fear of illness, powerlessness, weakness and loss be 
more efficient?

Prof. Rado Pišot, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor



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UVODNIK

Zlati časi za kineziologijo!? Če se ozremo na današnji način življenja in čas, ki 
ga povprečni posameznik preživi popolnoma gibalno neaktiven, lahko hitro najdemo 
razloge za vse slabšo učinkovitost in večjo obolevnost (predvsem s kroničnimi nena-
lezljivimi boleznimi) sodobne družbe. Resnično smo stopili v čas, ko je ob analizo 
zdravstvenega stanja in razloge tveganja morda potrebno že kar na prvo mesto postaviti 
vprašanje ali (in koliko) sedite in ne le ali (in koliko) kadite!? Splošni porast gibalne 
neaktivnosti danes ni le problem nekaterih specifičnih skupin temveč vseh, tako otrok 
kot starostnikov, povprečnega rekreativca ali potencialnega vrhunskega športnika. Ki-
neziologi to vemo! Koliko pa je to vprašanje in iz njega izhajajoča problematika uza-
veščena v širši družbi?

V tokratnem uvodniku kratko predstavitev prispevkov zato namerno začenjamo na 
koncu, pri le na videz manj pomembnem poročilu iz okrogle mize z naslovom »KI-
NEZIOLOG NA TRGU DELA«, ki je v organizaciji Društva kineziologov Slovenije 
potekala na Znanstveno-raziskovalnem središču Univerze na Primorskem v pričetku 
novembra 2016. Vsebino okrogle mize namreč lahko tesno povežemo z zgoraj ome-
njeno problematiko na širokem polju potreb, lahko pa jo še posebej z navdušenjem 
povežemo tudi s tekmovalno smučarsko sezono 2016/2017 in uspehi mariborske smu-
čarke Ilke Štuhec. Naša vrhunska športnica posebej rada izpostavi, da ima v ekipi poleg 
ostalih strokovnjakov, ki so nujno potrebni za doseganje tovrstnih izjemnih rezultatov, 
tudi kineziologinjo!

Sicer pa nabor tokratnih prispevkov pričenjamo ravno s podrobno obravnavo dejav-
nikov, ki povzročajo številne poškodbe na zasneženih pobočjih. Ponovno je v ospredju 
posameznik s svojimi značilnostmi. Ob številnih informacijah, ki mu jih nudi sodobna 
informacijska tehnologija, še vedno ni dovolj pripravljen na napore, je nepoučen o 
redu na smučišču in nerazumno toleranten do odstopanj od strokovno uveljavljenih 
zahtev varnosti. Vloga in pomen elementarnih gibalnih vzorcev v gibalnem razvoju od 
otroštva do starosti, splošne gibalne učinkovitosti ter posebej usmerjenih in prilagoje-
nih intervencijskih programov za kakovostno in neodvisno življenje starejših odraslih, 
kar preučujejo naslednji prispevki, so ravno tako zanimiva in sodobna tematika, ki 
se slehernega posameznika dotika veliko bolj kot se danes zavedamo. Morda stopi v 
ospredje interesa šele takrat, ko nam je v starosti onemogočeno opravljanje vsakodnev-
nih opravil, ko smo potrebni pomoči in ko bi dali vse, da bi lahko premagali … nekaj 
stopnic!? »Polovico življenja dajemo zdravje za denar, drugo polovico pa denar, da bi 
ponovno pridobili zdravje« je, že dolgo tega, zapisal francoski pisatelj, filozof in hu-
manist François-Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694–1778), pa vendar na ta zgodnja opozorila 
človek stoletja ni reagiral. V člankih, objavljenih v tokratni številki revije, lahko ponov-
no najdemo dokaze, da je za spremembo potreben le premik v prepričanju, pravi motiv 
ter strokovna usmeritev. Tako prilagojene intervencije kot okolje, v katerem preživimo 
jesen življenja, lahko pomembno prispevajo k uspešnejšemu, zdravemu, predvsem pa 
zadovoljnemu posamezniku in družbi.



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Kineziologi smo v to prepričani. Naša prizadevanja, da bi prepričali tudi laično jav-
nost so le delno uspešna. Znanstveni prispevki, konference, strokovna srečanja, okrogle 
mize in drugi javni dogodki, delavnice in promocije so stalnica pri našem delu. Želeli 
pa bi si še večjo učinkovitost in dvig zavedanja med širšimi množicami. Ali so res lahko 
bolj učinkoviti le strah pred boleznijo, nemoč, slabost in izguba?

prof. dr. Rado Pišot,
glavni in odgovorni urednik


