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Woman performs screening on participant inside Fitness and Wellness Center

New Exercise is Medicine for Employees initiative kicks off with wellness event

4/16/18

Exercise is Medicine (EIM) on Campus at Penn State is expanding its focus beyond students to include employee health and wellness. To kick off the new EIM for Employees initiative, EIM and the Penn State women's golf team will host a "Know your Health" health fair from 4 to 6 p.m. April 17 at the Penn State Golf Courses.

Rogers-AICR-grant

Researcher to study the effect of exercise on breast cancer metastases

2/2/18

Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research. Rogers' project will examine the effects of exercise and weight maintenance in breast cancer progression and metastases.

2017 Schmitt Russell

Value of play to be topic of 2017 Schmitt Russell Lecture

10/9/17

R. Scott Kretchmar, professor emeritus of exercise and sport science at Penn State, will present the 2017 Pauline Schmitt Russell Research Lecture, “Why Useless Play is so Useful,” at 4 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Bennett Pierce Living Center, 110 Henderson Building, on the University Park campus.

Bruce with weightlifter

Iron addiction: Bruce Hale studies exercise dependence in weightlifters

4/5/17

Is it possible for people to become addicted to exercise? In a culture where 70 percent of the population is overweight or obese, and yet only 15 percent exercise regularly enough to gain health benefits, why should anyone bother to study people who may exercise too much and produce detrimental consequences?

Kathryn Schmitz poses for a photo, leaning against a rack that contains exercise equipment.

Researcher sees exercise as important aspect of cancer recovery

3/2/17

In a second-floor, 300-square-foot chemotherapy infusion suite in Penn State Cancer Institute are some dumbbells, some stretchy bands, two treadmills, a recumbent bike, a weight bench, some physical therapy tools, and a raised mat. It’s not much and it’s not very big, but for researcher Kathryn Schmitz, it’s what she wanted.

Pregnant woman with doctor

Prior miscarriage, weight affect exercise, well-being in pregnant women

12/20/16

Women with a history of miscarriage and women who are overweight or obese prior to pregnancy tend to have poorer psychological health and lower motivation to exercise during their next pregnancy compared to women without a history of miscarriage and those who are at a healthy weight before pregnancy, according to researchers in the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State.

EiM Dean's Walk

Exercise is Medicine on Campus week brings new programs and events

9/30/16

To spread the message that exercise is medicine every day and not just during EiM week, event organizers have invited university clubs and organizations focused on fitness and healthy lifestyles to share their resources and information throughout the week. Students will also participate in a fitness challenge against Michigan State University and have an opportunity to attend a free yoga session on Old Main lawn.

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