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KNPE steers campaign for designation as Exercise is Medicine® On Campus

October 6, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

NIU has received Exercise is Medicine® On Campus official designation from the American College of Sport Medicine thanks to work led by faculty from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. The global health initiative enlists higher education to help promote physical

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Kinesiology majors deliver, adapt fitness training for senior citizens at Oak Crest

November 8, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

COVID-19’s decline means the fitness room at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center is bustling again. Residents of the senior living facility are back exercising under the careful guidance of students from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. Dave Benner, instructor

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Generation X-ercise? NIU study seeks sedentary adults ready to get physical

November 15, 2022 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Are you between the ages of 40 and 60? Are you mostly sedentary but otherwise healthy and able to perform routine daily activities? Are you exercising less than 90 minutes per week, or no more than three days a week? Are you

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