The academic study of exercise and sport sciences - Behind the scenes

This work unveils the academic, professional, and cultural evolution of exercise and sport sciences, critically exploring its identity, educational models, and societal role. Bridging global and Italian contexts, it examines kinesiology’s foundations, reforms, and epistemological tensions, proposing integrated, evidence-based frameworks. It is both a reflective analysis and a call to action for a cohesive, interdisciplinary future in movement science