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Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here’s why
The College of Health and Human Sciences and its departments awarded over one million in scholarships and financial aid last year. Apply via the OneApp scholarship system by the extended deadline of January 11 for Iowa State University level assistance as well. During the pandemic, exercise classes and groups need to take social distancing guidelines into account. Group exercise is very popular: Nearly 40% of regular exercisers participate in group fitness classes. In advance of the coronavirus pandemic, the American College of Sports Medicine predicted that group fitness would be one of the top three fitness industry trends in 2020 – for good reason. Read More

January 6, 2021
Iowa State adapts athletic training program to meet new national standards
Due to changing standards in the athletic training profession, Iowa State University has elevated its athletic training program from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s… Read More

December 9, 2019
Iowa State adapts athletic training program to meet new national standards
Due to changing standards in the athletic training profession, Iowa State University has elevated its athletic training program from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s… Read More

December 9, 2019
Li-Shan Chou leads kinesiology as professor and chair
Li-Shan Chou leads kinesiology as professor and chair. Chou's appointment at Iowa State University became effective on July 1. Chou comes to Ames from University of Oregon in Eugene, where he headed the Department of Human physiology from 2014 to 2018 and led research in a biomechanics motion analysis laboratory. Read More

July 19, 2019
Li-Shan Chou leads kinesiology as professor and chair
Li-Shan Chou leads kinesiology as professor and chair. Chou's appointment at Iowa State University became effective on July 1. Chou comes to Ames from University of Oregon in Eugene, where he headed the Department of Human physiology from 2014 to 2018 and led research in a biomechanics motion analysis laboratory. Read More

July 19, 2019
Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn’t take much
Weightlifting for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to… Read More

November 13, 2018
Weightlifting is good for your heart and it doesn’t take much
Weightlifting for less than an hour a week may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 40 to 70 percent, according to… Read More

November 13, 2018
Motivation to move may start with being mindful
A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at getting people to move more as structured exercise programs, according to a new study led by Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor in kinesiology. Read More

May 14, 2018
Motivation to move may start with being mindful
A meditation and stress reduction program may be as effective at getting people to move more as structured exercise programs, according to a new study led by Jacob Meyer, an assistant professor in kinesiology. Read More

May 14, 2018
Iowa State University celebrates remodeled home for promoting physical activity and healthy living
Walk inside the Barbara E. Forker Building on the campus of Iowa State University, and the word “movement” splashed across the building’s bright new cardinal entrance says it all. Iowa State’s highly-ranked kinesiology program now has a more modern and inviting facility that better matches its mission to promote health and well-being by creating and disseminating knowledge about physical activity and healthy living to improve people’s lives. Read More

April 2, 2018