Are you the kind of person who jumps into action when someone is in need of help? Well, the CPHHS has a class – and degree – just for you! Students in the CPHHS’s Athletic Training Program learn to become first responders on and off the field.
Tag: Kinesiology
CPHHS’s Exercise and Sport Science Professor Brad Cardinal has recently been selected as the 2013 NAKHE Distinguished Scholar Award recipient.
Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements compared to historic levels.
Jacob Taskinen has taken his love for exercise to the next level by sharing his passion with others through fitness training. He currently teaches body pump, body blitz and core classes at Dixon Recreation Center at Oregon State University.
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related mortality, experts say, making it crucial to effectively target breast cancer survivors who do not engage in regular physical activity for interventions.
Scientists at Oregon State University found that men control nerve impulses similar to individuals trained for explosive muscle usage – like those of a sprinter – while the nerve impulses of women are more similar to those of an endurance-trained athlete, like a distance runner.