By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Foster Field looked – and sounded – a lot like a carnival Friday afternoon. Elementary students laughed and smiled as they played with a giant parachute, tested their Spikeball skills, ran through an obstacle course and competed in beanbag tic-tac-toe. They were having fun while exercising, which is one of the goals of Nebraska Kids Fitness and Nutrition Day. The 15th annual event brought more than 800 fourth-graders from 10 area … [Read more...]
UNK student Danielle Tilley presents home-school fitness research in Washington
By Interactive Health Technologies WASHINGTON – University of Nebraska at Kearney student Danielle Tilley was recently named one of 60 winners in the national “Posters on the Hill” contest sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research. Her research project demonstrated how physical education heart rate technology gave home-schooled students a more accurate picture of their fitness by showing the differences between their perceived and actual exertion levels. Tilley, a senior from … [Read more...]
Strength training, Nutrition, Exercise Science: Brown’s findings are practical to people, impact lives
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 happened. One, those video … [Read more...]
Exercise science students help Boy Scouts earn merit badges
By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Wellness Center opened in 2014, the possibilities to partner with the public were endless. It opened the doors to enhanced learning experiences, community wellness programs and, recently, a Boy Scouts merit badge program. Greg Brown, professor in exercise science and a scoutmaster himself, was approached a few years ago by an area troop about offering a personal fitness merit badge to area … [Read more...]
