Ben Rabe ’17, an exercise science major and former Cardinal football player, accepted a position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League in February 2024 as their director of performance analytics.
North Central College honored with silver designation by American College of Sports Medicine
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North Central College is one of only 166 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise is Medicine® initiative for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus.
Cardinal Fit exercise science initiative creates convenient ways to keep North Central College moving
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The Cardinal Fit program from North Central College’s department of exercise science provides free fitness guidance for clients on campus and great professional preparation for its student “coaches."
Anatomy of a human performance lab
Anatomy of a human performance lab
Perseverance is as much psychological and emotional, as it is physical. Exercise science is exactly that—the study of how the human body works, what its limits are and how to push it to a new level.
The ideal practice time for student-athletes: Student research looks for answers
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As a member of the men’s cross country and track and field teams, Aaron Spivey ’18 was curious about whether the sleep sacrificed by student-athletes affected their mental and physical abilities.
Summer internships help students fine-tune career goals
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Students from North Central College put their classroom knowledge into practice this summer with internships at NASA, Scripps Research Institute and the Kansas City Royals—to name a few. As a result, these students will be returning to campus Sept.