Kinesiology Program Gets Moving
UVA’s Curry School of Education is elevating its kinesiology program to department status. The recognition that inactivity represents a major societal concern has led to the growth of the academic discipline, according to department chair Arthur L. Weltman. Since 2011, when the Curry School’s kinesiology major expanded from a two-year program for current University students to a four-year major, admission to the kinesiology program has become the most competitive at UVA.
“An emerging body of research indicates that sedentary behavior is associated with reduced quality of life and impaired health, including increased risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain forms of cancer, depression and cognitive impairment, and the increased risk of falls and other injuries, just to name a few.”Education professor Arthur L. Weltman, chair of UVA’s new kinesiology department
