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Hailing its coordinated efforts to promote physical activity as a “vital sign of health” for its students, Exercise Is Medicine global founder Dr. Bob Sallis bestowed the Bronze Level EIM Award upon Jacksonville University April 11 before a packed house …

Dr. Robert Sallis, chairman of the global Exercise is Medicine initiative, is the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences Distinguished Lecturer from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, in Terry Concert Hall. The event is open to the public.…

The 2016 Faculty & Student Symposium Tuesday through Thursday, April 12-14, features more than 134 projects, with topics including Crew Resource Management, Feminine Modernism; The Presidential Election and Its Effect on Stock Market Behavior, Nature of Art, Exercise is Medicine, …

Congratulations to Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences faculty member Dr. Heather Hausenblas and co-author Ryan E. Rhodes on their new textbook, “Exercise Psychology: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior,” which was published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers on Feb. 15. …

A fun, high-energy kickoff to JU Homecoming & Family Weekend is in store Oct. 10, with the first JU River House Run/Walk 5K.

(Price increases midnight Friday, Oct. 2! See details below and here.)

The path winds through the …

As in most years, making exercise a more regular habit is again a top New Year’s resolution this year, but a new book argues that a growing number of exercise enthusiasts are taking their passions too far—and it’s becoming a …

By Heather Hausenblaus
Illustrations by Amalia Galdona-Broche ‘16 

Have you ever noticed an avid exerciser at your local gym — someone who is always running on the treadmill for long lengths of time or hovering around the weight room well …