Growing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints are not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bend ...

An exercise science degree can lead to careers in healthcare, fitness, public health, and human performance. At Willamette, you'll study how the body moves, how people stay healthy, and how to turn ...

Graduate students who choose our Exercise Performance and Injury Rehabilitation track are bound for a range of careers in personal health, community health, and kinesiology (e.g., cardiac ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts. Sticking to an exercise ...

Gabe McMurtrie grew up immersed in video games until the fateful day in middle school when he discovered wrestling. Wrestling led to football and, then, weightlifting. By high school, he was hooked on ...

One of the best ways to motivate yourself to be active is to focus on how exercise makes you feel better immediately. In this article, I'll outline all the amazing ways that exercise can improve your ...

You’re looking for your future major—but let’s be honest, you don’t know what half of them actually entail. This series fills you in on what these majors mean at a liberal arts college, so you can ...

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, but it is also the most preventable and manageable condition. In recent years, several scientific studies, including one published in the Journal ...

Jake Lockert didn’t enroll in a master’s program at Tennessee Tech University expecting it would lead to an executive role with one of the most recognizable brands in the CrossFit world. “I didn’t ...

providing a science-based curriculum addressing the physical and psychological aspects of human movement. promoting a physically active lifestyle across the lifespan within a diverse society.

Researchers have discovered a biological switch that explains why movement keeps bones strong. The protein senses physical activity and pushes bone marrow stem cells to build bone instead of storing ...