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No more pull-ups; UNK prepares future PE teachers through active learning

February 21, 2019 by gottulatm

Associate professor Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, who chairs UNK’s health and physical education program, says fitness should be fun for PK-12 students so it translates to a lifetime of benefits. UNK’s program prepares students to be effective physical education instructors by introducing them to a variety of teaching methods and emphasizing hands-on training. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Forget pull-ups, rope-climbing and all the other stereotypes. Physical education is much different these days. It’s not a glorified recess where students establish their dominance during a game of dodgeball, and it’s far more than a set of drills that determine who can run the fastest and jump the highest. Today’s physical education classes focus on overall wellness, fitness concepts and healthy habits that can lead … [Read more...] about No more pull-ups; UNK prepares future PE teachers through active learning

Filed Under: Athletics, College of Education, News Tagged With: Exercise, Fitness, health, Kinesiology and Sport Sciences, lifestyle, Megan Adkins-Bollwitt, PE, Physical Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Looking to get healthier? UNK program helps families exercise more, eat better

December 26, 2018 by admin

family fitness photo

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – It’s that time again, when people start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and ways to improve their lives. If exercising more and eating healthier are among your goals for 2019, there’s a University of Nebraska at Kearney program that can help. Building Healthy Families is a 12-week program that works with participants to identify better food choices, modify unhealthy behaviors and increase physical activity. The free … [Read more...] about Looking to get healthier? UNK program helps families exercise more, eat better

Filed Under: College of Education, News Tagged With: Bryce Abbey, Building Healthy Families, Exercise, Fitness, health, Kate Heelan, Nutrition, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Lopers working, serving McCook this summer through Rural Futures Institute Student Serviceship

May 10, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWbWVBpSoTA Three University of Nebraska at Kearney students will return to McCook this summer for another round of McCook THETA camps - “Teaching Health, Exercise, Technology and Aquaponics.” Tyan Boyer of Plainview and Collin Fleecs of Sutherland kicked off the pilot of the program led by UNK professors Greg Brown and Nate Bickford last summer. This year, they will be joined by fellow exercise science major Bradley Schoch of … [Read more...] about Lopers working, serving McCook this summer through Rural Futures Institute Student Serviceship

Filed Under: College of Education, Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Aquaponics, Bradley Schoch, Collin Fleecs, Exercise, Greg Brown, health, McCook, Nate Bickford, RFI, Rural Futures, Student Serviceship, technology, THETA Camps, Tyan Boyer, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Strength training, Nutrition, Exercise Science: Brown’s findings are practical to people, impact lives

December 8, 2017 by admin

By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – In the 2000s, video games as a source of exercise and physical activity were taking over American basements and living rooms. Dance Dance Revolution. Nintendo Wii and Wii Sports. Kinect for Xbox. It was a new phenomenon, said Greg Brown, professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. But after four or five years of research on the subject, Brown’s work stymied. “Two things … [Read more...] about Strength training, Nutrition, Exercise Science: Brown’s findings are practical to people, impact lives

Filed Under: 2017/2018, College of Education, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: androstenedione, Cardio, Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Fitness, Greg Brown, Kinesiology and Sport Science, Mark McGwire, research, Sports Nutrition, Strength Training, Video Games

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