Towards An Entropic Approach Of The Movement

Entropy is a thermodynamic concept describing the degree of order present in a system. This parameter is used for the informational analysis of the dynamics of that system. Entropy and its forms of expression are used to evaluate the complexity of various physiological signals. In terms of human motricity, entropy can be used to quantify the degree of movement complexity. The motor adaptation of the human organism involves a process of conservation of energy and entropy, which implies a compensation of the entropy between the load, the body (effector motor result), and the environment. The variability of human motor performance is reflected by the non-linear manner in which individual abilities and motion characteristics vary over time. Also, neuromotor system redundancy implies a broad possibility of using multiple strategies to accomplish a given task. Human motricity is a dynamic and complex nonlinear process, involving the coordination of several allostatic regulation mechanisms, which aim at directing the operability of systemic functions to a minimum of energy consumption and maximum efficiency. An interesting ontogenetic approach to the entropy of the movement allows the analysis of the main stages of changing motor behavior, taking into account the stages of growth and development of the human body. Athletic performance implies optimal mechanical and energy processes that support complex motor tasks, realized at the level of an individual's maximum capacities. If we accept that entropy tends to increase the variability of motion patterns, it turns out that sports performance has, by excellence, an antientropic character.