Kinesiology News

Phyllis Bend, centre, co-ordinator with the Applied Health and Research Centre, walks with other participants in the Dr.

The abbreviated workout, published in the May-June issue of the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal, also includes lunges, push-ups and tricep dips.

Students from six local school districts were recently honored for their progress in kinesiology.

Linda Pescatello, professor of kinesiology, and Mark Boyer, professor of political science, are presented with the 2013 Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor award by Provost Mun Choi during the Graduate School commencement ceremony at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on May 11.

The best workout partner may be one who understands that silence is golden, according to one Kansas State University researcher.

The post-workout cool-down is a rule you just shouldn't break. It's good for you, right? New evidence suggests otherwise.

Members of the Palmerston Branch of Retired Teachers of Ontario attending a luncheon on April 26 were told "You need to play more! Go home and play!" Lynn Hodgins introduced guest speaker Adrienne Gilbert, a retired professor of kinesiology from the University of Waterloo who shared her passion for studying the brain.

Sharon has tried to break that circle, studying kinesiology, biochemics and nutrition in an attempt to try and help herself, and in turn, others.

In the the-more-we-understand-running, the faster-we'll-be-able-to-run category, a new study in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology dug into the role muscles play in determining optimal stride rate, or how fast your legs turn over when you run.

Louisiana State University has named Damon Andrew as its new dean of the College of Human Sciences & Education.

Do you often, if guiltily, skip cooling down after exercise? A small but soothing body of new research suggests that you aren't missing out on much.

INJURIES occur all the time, in various magnitudes. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all be injury-free for life? Or if there was a panacea to get rid of all pains and aches? Pain is the body's way of telling us something is wrong.

As you'll see in the video, the entire KMAX crew - Courtney Dempsey, Maryann McClary, and Ken Rudolph - got enthusiastically involved AND remembered the author's first rule of fitness - never lose your sense of humor! Right down to Ken who was caught digging into a vat of ice cream while the rest of us performed Fit Quickie #9, Higher Assets - LIVE ... (more)

Royal Oak residents Christine Center and Boma Pollyn have been chosen as student speakers for Wayne State University's 2013 graduation commencements on May 9, at Ford Field.

I'm a retired member of the Chico State University kinesiology faculty and was involved in the development of the outdoor education program.

Elizabeth Torres looks closely at one of the ceramic pieces made by her sister, Esmeralda, this semester and now up for sale at the student and faculty show and sale at Coastal Bend College.

Do you often, if guiltily, skip cooling down after exercise? A small but soothing body of new research suggests that you aren't missing out on much.

The possibility of cutting the use of cadavers in anatomy labs is raising concerns that students will lose a valuable piece of their education.

"We're grateful to the Ward Foundation for its leadership in helping us achieve those goals." , physician, researcher at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and a leader of the campus-wide Brain Injury Initiative at the University of .

Three women who have held the title of Miss Wyoming are scheduled to speak at the University of Wyoming's commencement May 11.