Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Faculty of Kinesiology and The Body Shop nonprofit laboratory

At the March 10 ceremony at the gift and the reopening of the newly remodeled. Art Hicks, CYBEX Chairman, with Paul Juris, Executive Director of the Institute of Cybex Exercise Science, joined Patty S. Freedson, chairman of the Department of Kinesiology, and Marjorie C. Aelion, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the ceremony. Sabine Holub, wife of Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Robert C. Holub and benefactor known personal service of The Body Shop in the center starts at five o’clock every day, have the event.

kinesiology“We are very excited to partner with UMass Department of Sport Sciences, one of the best programs in the world, to promote research and understanding of physical science,” said Hicks. “CYBEX is committed to providing fitness equipment safer and more effective manner. This research partnerships to help us achieve this goal and to get the best results to users’ devices. The other manufacturer of fitness equipment to put these things resources for research. ”

The Department of Kinesiology has worked with Juris, a former student (’86G) program to address lines of scientific research in exercise physiology, biomechanics and motor control. Under the new agreement with CYBEX, the department will also provide information on equipment design and efficiency and evaluate prototypes in product development.

“As CEO of Cybex Institute of Exercise Science and a student in the department of kinesiology, I am pleased to have helped establish this partnership between two world-class institutions,” said Juris. “We look forward working with students and teachers in our research to develop new and fitness solutions for our communities, and provide evaluated information to health professionals and fitness. ”

The graduate in Kinesiology Institute is in the top five nationally in the latest rankings by both the National Research Council and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Sports, should see immediate benefits of research collaboration with Cybex . Freedson called the partnership “is important because it allows teachers and students to provide information on important research exercise in the scientific community and Cybex. This information will help inform other studies and help to adapt their machines for more CYBEX results of the specific action. ”

The agreement also improves the Body Shop, the central role of teaching students interested in pursuing health, fitness and wellness career. “Equipment to help in many ways,” says Silver. “It helps students learn the fitness industry and how the human factor must be taken into account when designing the device. Students can also use the equipment to offer free fitness assessments / models for community programming. This is great because the students will practice designing programs in addition to members of the community can help, because they make the journey to a healthier life. “CYBEX will also provide internships for students, and publish student” white paper “is a fitness related topics to the website your business.

Located in the building on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Totman, The Body Shop is a nonprofit laboratory and a fitness center with the Faculty of Kinesiology and students well informed, in theory, practice, practice. Membership is open to the public and students at a reduced price.
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