Tag: exercise
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will offer a motor development program for young children ages 3 to 6 from Monday, Feb. 11, through Wednesday, April 10. Held in Anderson Hall Gym 130, the eight-week program runs from 4 to 5 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays. This program provides young children with the opportunity to...
A breakthrough study outlining the effects of psychological stress on the recovery of muscular function after strenuous exercise was recently published in the prestigious Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. The results might explain why stressed populations are less fit and develop adaptations more slowly than non-stressed populations. Responsible for the article? Matthew Stults-Kolehmainen,...
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will offer a motor development program for young children ages 3 to 6 from Monday, Sept. 10, through Wednesday, Oct. 31. Held in Anderson Hall Gym 130, the eight-week program runs from 4 to 5 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays. This program provides young children with the opportunity to...
NIU students have shiny and new workout equipment at the Recreation Center thanks to a $100,000 donation from the university’s Student Association. The new cardio machines, barbells and boxing equipment, more than 50 pieces in all, replace equipment that was installed more than a dozen years ago, said David Lochbaum, associate director of Facilities Operation....
“With approximately one in four preschool age children being overweight or obese,” says Paul Wright, an NIU professor in the Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education, “the promotion of physical activity and outdoor play has gained national attention.” For the last four years, Wright has been part of a $12 million federal grant program funded...
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s FIT Program is still taking registration for spring semester. Anyone who registers after Monday, March 19, will pay only $41 for the last half of the semester. Registration also is open now for Intersession ($31) and Summer 2012 ($46). FIT has several activities and events to look forward...
The Chicago style of softball is here in DeKalb. Sixteen-inch softball is similar to 12-inch softball, yet it’s played with a unique ball. Players do not need gloves to participate in the sport. Men’s, women’s, co-rec and organizational leagues will be offered for students and Campus Recreation faculty/staff members. “A” League (competitive) and “B” League...
With DeKalb usually being so cold and snowy during the spring semester, what better sport to play than indoor floor hockey? Grab your friends and come be a part of this fun getaway from your busy college life. Men’s, Women’s, Co-Rec, and Organizational Leagues will be offered for students and Campus Recreation faculty/staff members. “A” League...
If your boss is giving you a hard time – lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down – he or she might benefit from some exercise, according to a new study by James Burton, who teaches in the Management Department in the NIU College of Business. Burton and his team of researchers found...
Over winter break, the Outdoor Adventures program trained four new trip leaders during a week-long backpacking trip in the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas. On this leadership training course, Tope Adesida (graduate student in information technology), Kyle Anderson (freshman psychology major), Tommy Hurrell (sophomore elementary education major) and Cam Needham (sophomore physical education major) hiked the Eagle...
NIU’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education will offer a motor development program for young children ages 3 to 6 from Monday, Feb. 13, through Wednesday, April 11. Held in Anderson Hall Gym 130, the eight-week program runs from 4 to 5 p.m Mondays and Wednesdays. This program provides young children with the opportunity to...
Men’s, women’s and co-rec student intramural basketball leagues will be offered through Campus Recreation. “A” League (competitive) and “B” (recreational) League will be offered. Basketball league will be a four-week season, where every team will be scheduled for one game per week. For $80 per team, you can play in our competitive or recreational league....
