I'm thinking of going to study exercise science next year as I love understanding the science of running. What universities have a good exercise science program that has a bit of a running specific focus or has some ties to the running world? I'm currently based in Australia but suggestions in the USA, UK, Aus or anywhere else would be great if anyone has any recommendations?
USC has a nice lab. I was there for a study a few years ago
Check out the High Performance West Scholars Program. It’s a mentorship and University style educational program all in one.
https://the-science-of-running.teachable.com/p/the-scholar-program/
Rhode Scholar wrote:
Check out the High Performance West Scholars Program. It’s a mentorship and University style educational program all in one.
https://the-science-of-running.teachable.com/p/the-scholar-program/
If the OP wants to study exercise science, he'd be better off studying with exercise scientists.
NAU seems to exercise well
If it's just undergrad does it really matter?
Alan
Trump University.
Runningart2004 wrote:
If it's just undergrad does it really matter?
Alan
Some programs have more money, equipment, do more research, have internships. Years ago Ball state had an amazing program.
Exercise is not a science otherwise we would have research based empirical prescriptions for improved performance. As additional proof I'll give you 30 seconds to name one exercise scientist who has more success turning a 4:10 miler into a sub 4:00 miler than an average D2 track coach.
broken zipper wrote:
Exercise is not a science otherwise we would have research based empirical prescriptions for improved performance. As additional proof I'll give you 30 seconds to name one exercise scientist who has more success turning a 4:10 miler into a sub 4:00 miler than an average D2 track coach.
Very clever.
To answer the question the school doesn’t really matter… a few things to think about are what facilities do they have athletic and lab and more importantly what are the opportunities to work with teams on campus or in on campus labs. Many big state schools or like someone mentioned USC have amazing facilities but are ultra competitive to get lab time or internships within the athletics department, usually only select upper class and grad students… many smaller mid major type programs or even d2 or d3 (usually better academically than d2 and sometimes d1) will give you many more opportunities to work in labs and with athletes. Springfield College comes to mind as a good choice.
Focus on getting a really strong foundation in basic physiology and biochemistry in undergrad. You need to learn the basics before you can apply that science to a specific discipline.
Getting a biochem or biology degree and then turning your focus to exercise science will always be better than getting an undergrad degree in exercise science.
Thanks for recommendations everyone, appreciate it.