In academic psychology, kinesthetic sensations include only proprioception ↑ — sensations from receptors located in muscles, tendons and joint capsules that transmit sensations of movement and the relative position of body parts.
In practical psychology, the concept of «kinesthetic sensations» is broader — these are the sensations that we directly receive at the output from the contact receptors of the body with a direct impact on them.
Touch or muscle tension, pain or cold, sweet or bitter, the smell of burning or warm milk — all these are sensations, as opposed to sounds, pictures and images. I see — pictures, I hear — sounds, and I feel (feel) — sensations.
So, a kinesthetic person is called a person who predominantly feels, bodily feels, and to a lesser extent sees, hears or thinks. The classification visual — auditory — kinesthetic captures just such an understanding of kinesthetics.
In the tradition of practical psychology, and in the common sense, kinesthetic sensations are actually sensations.
A traditional exercise in Gestalt therapy: «Looking at a person, speak your thoughts, your feelings and your sensations.» At the same time, everyone understands that “You must be about thirty years old” are thoughts, “I am drawn to you” is a feeling, and “My hands are sweating a little” is a feeling.