After 23 years of diligence and leadership as department chair of Kinesiology at the Michigan State University College of Education, Deborah Feltz has recently announced that she will step down from her position in August, and return to the college’s faculty. Feltz says she has considered leaving her post for the past year, and thinks about the decision in terms of her life goals. During...
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Michigan State University kinesiology senior Laura Heyboer scored her 40th goal for the MSU women’s soccer team on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, making her the top goal scorer in the history of the team. Heyboer’s record-setting goal occurred during the second half of the team’s recent game against UW-Milwaukee. The previous record-holder was Michelle Wise, who set the record at 39 goals in 1989. During her...
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A recent study, conducted by Michigan State University in partnership with Anytime Fitness and AnytimeHealth.com, reveals that resistance training can be beneficial to mother and child during pregnancy. According to the study, women in their first trimester are recommended to follow the F.I.T.T. principle: Frequency: 3 days a week Intensity: Low amount of weights and higher...
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Michael Booi, a 2007 kinesiology alumnus from the Michigan State University College of Education, has been named the new athletic trainer for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. In addition to providing player-related medical care for the Pirates, Booi will also assist the Phoenix Coyotes with medical services during NHL training camp. During his time at MSU, Booi...
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This fall, Maria DeWitt will join the team of academic advisors at the Michigan State University College of Education as a kinesiology advisor. Previously, DeWitt was a health science advisor at Oakland University, where she was nominated for Advisor of the Year. She has also worked as a substance abuse therapist at Salvation Army Harbor Light and a child...
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In Columbus, Ohio, the COSI science center is offering in-depth physical exams. The exam, which costs $50, tests each patient’s strength, aerobic endurance and flexibility, and then compares the results to the average population. The patients also receive an “exercise prescription” and meet with a fitness expert to set personally modified goals. While Jim Pivarnik, a professor of kinesiology and epidomiology...
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