Today our guest, Dr. Sue Bloomfield kicks off the first episode of our “History of Exercise Science” series! Dr. Bloomfield achieved her B.S. in Biology at Oberlin College in Ohio, her M.A. in Physical Education at the University of Iowa, and her Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology at The Ohio State University, then joined the Health and Kinesiology faculty at Texas A&M in 1993. Her research interests focused on the integrative physiology of bone, with specific reference to skeletal adaptations to di...

It’s Podcast Friday! Join us today for our discussion of a large new study that has shown that regular moderate exercise is the second best way to prevent COVID hospitalization and death. Dr. Bob Sallis from Kaiser Permanente and former President of the American College of Sports Medicine joins us to discuss their recent huge study about the effect of regular exercise on COVID responses. This study was unique in that it had almost 49,000 subjects with at least 6 months of exercise data befor...

What is the topic you ask? Our debate topic was "Vigorous exercise suppresses the immune system". With concern about immune functioning over the past two years, exercise has been touted as a way to increase immune strength. On Sept. 29, two experts debated this intriguing topic...watch and see what you think!

We are excited to bring you a conversation with a former Huffines Institute podcast producer Ms. Kelli Selman and her adventures since leaving the Huffines Institute. This conversation is targeted to those individuals who want to work in the strength and conditioning field and illustrates how to get in the field and the opportunities available for those in the field. Did we mention China? If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic follow the link: bit.ly/E...

Here is a great multi-speaker video - made for student athletes at Texas A&M - that answers all the questions you have about getting the COVID vaccination. The expert panel is made up of: - Dr. JP Bramhall (MD) Team Physician for Texas A&M and Founder of Central Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, - Dr. Shawn Gibbs, Dean of the School of Public Health at Texas A&M, - Dr. Laura Marsh (MD) Central Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, - Dr. Sheri Walters Director of Olympic Sports Ath...

One of the biggest reasons for people not to get COVID vaccinated is concerns about the safety of the vaccine. While there are many sources of information on this topic, the best is the scientific literature where this has actually been studied. Most people don’t know that they can easily access these scientific papers and read them for themselves. The podcast covers tips and tricks to finding these papers and understanding what they say (hint: it’s not hard!). So, join us to today as we ...

Are you wondering why people don't want to get the COVID vaccine? Join the Huffines Institute podcast today as we talk 'vaccine hesitancy' with Dr. Tim Callaghan from the School of Public Health at Texas A&M. Why are some people not getting the COVID vaccination? How can we educate people about the vaccine? Can the government force us to get the vaccine? We talk about these topics and many others related to all things vaccine on this podcast!

Did you know that your community may affect whether you get COVID or not? Join the Huffines Institute podcast today as we talk 'community and COVID' with Dr. George Cunningham from the Division of Sport Management at Texas A&M. Dr. Cunningham’s work show a close association between your community’s health attitudes and your risk of COVID infection. This is a great conversation on how our community can influence our health. If you want ACSM’s recommendations on exercising during th...

In the 10th Hilliard Discussion hosted by the Huffines Institute, the topic: "Does the scientific literature inhibit scientific truth?" is debated. Talking on the pro side of the topic is Dr. Brian Nosek, and talking on the con side is Dr. Andy Young. HD10 was held in an online format, on January 27th, 2021. Keep a look out next semester for HD11!

The award winning Hilliard Discussions are back! But, there's a twist... Rather than the typical short lecture format, the Hilliard Discussions will be hosted as debates. What will this look like, you ask? Well, we will have two experts on opposing sides of a certain topic in the area of sports medicine and human performance. Then, they will debate and respectfully argue their points backed by evidence from their research/experience. Sounds fun, I know! Additionally, Hilliard Discuss...