The science of exercise; Students in COCC program get hands-on training, real-world experience through internships at … (The Bulletin)

In a small building on Central Oregon Community College’s Bend campus on Friday, students watched carefully as Catherine Humblet pushed her ski poles back and forth, running as hard as she could on an inclined treadmill.The work was part of a test in the college’s exercise physiology lab. The students were participating in their internships, gaining hands-on training that will give them credits …
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Physical education teachers play key role in getting students to like playing sports (Science Daily)

What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage social interaction and avoid making comparisons between the pupils. The objective is to make us feel capable of doing physical exercise and playing sport throughout our lives.
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Physical education teaching staff play key role in making you like sport (PhysOrg)

What factors have an influence in making us like sport in the physical education classes we receive in school? According to a new investigation, physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage social interaction and avoid making comparisons between the pupils. The objective is to make us feel capable of doing physical exercise and playing sport throughout our lives.
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Can Exercise Reduce The Symptoms Of Parkinson’s Disease? (Medical News Today)

Officials at the new Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute announced today the center’s participation in a novel Parkinson’s study aimed at determining the physical and neurological impact of simple exercise on Parkinson’s patients. Participants’ brains will be monitored to determine if increased physical activity actually helps protect the neurons in the brain from the …
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Gym classes to get physical (San Diego Union-Tribune)

With teenage obesity rates reaching epidemic proportions, the Sweetwater Union High School District is using a $1.1 million federal grant to train teachers in physical fitness standards and to buy high-tech equipment seen on the popular weight loss TV show “The Biggest Loser” to encourage student exercise.
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