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Physical education requirements continue to decline at colleges and universities

Kinesiology professor Brad Cardinal shares research on physical education requirements

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College mentorship program propels students to win research award and highlights importance of physical education

CPHHS students collaborated on a study focusing on physical education requirements that led them to winning an award and getting their research published.

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Study finds university recreation programs severely lacking in disability-inclusive language, images

Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, universities still have a long way to go toward making their campus recreation programs accessible and inclusive to people with disabilities, a new Oregon State University study found. The study, published Thursday in the Journal of Kinesiology and Wellness, analyzed the language and official statements […]

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Online exercise advice rarely aligns with national physical activity guidelines, study finds

Whether for convenience, cost or comfort, many people look to online resources for fitness and exercise information — especially when faced with fitness center and gym closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, most internet-based recommendations for physical activity don’t match up with the guidelines supported by national health organizations, a recent study from Oregon State […]

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Let’s get moving

Oregon State University researchers wanted to better understand the impacts of a physical activity class requirement. Here’s what they found.

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Unnecessarily difficult

Web page articles and other written materials designed to encourage physical activity are often too difficult to be easily read and understood by most U.S. adults, limiting their effectiveness, new research shows.