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Considering how stressful college can be, you might be\nsurprised to learn there’s a required class at Transylvania University that can\nactually lower your blood pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubt it? Sophomore Austin Thompson and exercise science\nprofessor JJ Wallace have the data to back it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working in collaboration, they analyzed three years of physiological measurements taken before and after students participated in a Lifetime Fitness and Wellness class. The researchers discovered that not only was the students’ blood pressure significantly lower, but so were things like resting heart rate and body fat percentage. (Check out the data<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are seeing positive changes across multiple\ncomponents of health-related fitness,” Wallace said. “It’s showing\nthat with this class our students are becoming healthier.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wallace’s previous research revealed that Transylvania is in\nthe minority of Kentucky colleges offering the course. “It really is the\nsmall liberal arts colleges in Kentucky that are still driving this idea that wellness\nis important,” she said. Schools with a liberal arts mission, after all,\nfocus on the whole person. (And keep in mind exercise can boost classroom\nperformance too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going back to the 1920s, almost all colleges required each\nstudent take a similar course. Now only around 40% of them do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the course at Transylvania, students participate in an\nexercise program and learn how to adopt a healthy lifestyle that hopefully will\nlast a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wallace had been considering ways to show the importance of\nthe class when Thompson \u2014 who was a first-year student at the time \u2014 inquired\nabout research opportunities. So she asked if he’d like to crunch the before\nand after numbers for 280 students who took the class, which is taught each\nterm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI said of course, yes I would love that. I’m not going to\nmiss this opportunity,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cI’ve learned how to evaluate data \u2014 how\nto handle hundreds of sheets of data without being overwhelmed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson, who plans to pursue a career in physical therapy,\nreceived a Kenan Fund for Faculty and Student Enrichment grant from the\nuniversity to conduct the study: Impact of a Required Fitness and Wellness\nCourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and Wallace plan to continue the research by analyzing\nmore of the students’ physiological data and then submit the study to a\nscientific journal. Earlier this year they presented their findings at the Kentucky\nAssociation for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance annual\nconference in Louisville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson, who took the class himself during May term, said\nhe was surprised by the impact it has on students. Plus, the workouts were\n“a nice change of pace.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wallace said she’s been impressed with his enthusiasm \u2014 as\nwell as his desire to work hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professor also is impressed with what the study shows.\n“We are having an effect on the physical health of our students, and I\nthink that is something to be completely proud of,” she said. That’s\nespecially true in a world where obesity and chronic diseases are rampant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m completely passionate about this course,”\nWallace said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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