Gabe McMurtrie grew up immersed in video games until the fateful day in middle school when he discovered wrestling. Wrestling led to football and, then, weightlifting. By high school, he was hooked on ...

A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role. A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive ...

Join a field that’s growing, evolving, and making a difference in people’s lives. At Willamette, you’ll study how the body moves, gain hands-on skills in labs and clinics, and learn to support better ...

Let’s start thinking differently about exercise. Here’s how we know. Animal exercise studies typically run rats for weeks on running wheels. The animals gleefully run every night, sprinting several ...

Sticking to an exercise routine is a challenge many people face. But a research team is using machine learning to uncover what keeps individuals committed to their workouts. Sticking to an exercise ...

If you are interested in careers involving exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, biomechanics and kinesiology, health promotion, and cardiac rehabilitation, as well as research, academia, or ...

Prepare for a future in health, movement, performance and rehabilitation with a science-based degree focused on how the human body moves, adapts and responds to physical activity. The B.S. in Exercise ...

Two people can do the same aerobic exercise with wildly different results. BYU exercise science researchers are finding a way to make sure everyone gets results from their workout. It’s a common ...

Exercise physiologists (EPs) are increasingly recognised for their role in supporting people with lived experience of mental health challenges through structured, evidence-based exercise interventions ...

Starting in Fall 2026, all graduate courses in this program will be 100% online. Exercise science undergraduates can accumulate up to 12 credits toward the completion of a master’s degree in exercise ...