The Department of Exercise & Sport Studies (ESS) is committed to improving the quality of life at Smith College by providing an array of classes that allow for the exploration and better understanding ...

Feeling sluggish? A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington finds the fix may be as simple as swapping 30 minutes ...

Sport and Exercise Psychology is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes underpinning both competitive sport and health‐related exercise. It ...

For people who don’t already exercise, short bursts of deliberate activity significantly improved cardiorespiratory fitness.

Brief bouts of exercise spread throughout the day ("exercise snacks") improve cardiorespiratory fitness in physically inactive adults.

A study conducted by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, suggests that using an ...