Former Exercise Science student Garret Powell ’10 recently returned to Truman to participate in Truman’s “Paging All Docs” program. Powell, a first year medical student at the University of Missouri and native of Macon, MO, serves as a Student Ambassador for the MU Medical School. While on Truman’s campus, Powell shared his perspectives on medical school, the admissions process, and how to best prepare oneself for the rigors of medical school. “Truman’s Exercise Science Program prepared me incredibly well for the intensive medical school course work and also put me a step ahead of my medical school classmates” said Powell, “There has yet to be concept in medical school that I did not already see at Truman.”

Kelly Walsh, pictured in back center, and the students from Mrs. Connie Charles’ grade 3-5 class from Faith Lutheran School show off a sheet Kelly painted to illustrate the muscles.  Kelly and Sarvesh Giri, HES students, are teaching 10 weekly lessons on the body systems to these students as their HLTH 440 capstone project.

(It was hat day at FLS, hence the hats!)

Khrysta Baig, senior Health Science major, has recently accepted a seat in the Masters of Science in Public Health/Registered Dietitian program at Johns Hopkins University. The program admits 8 students each year and prepares them to become dietitians and leaders in public health nutrition. Students in the program complete 10 months of study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland and a 32 week practicum which rotates through several locations including The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She will begin classes this August.

Jennifer Zweifel was crowned Miss Northeast Counties on Saturday, February 18, 2012, earning her a spot in the Miss Missouri Pageant.  Jennifer will be using her HLTH 440 project (NEMO Heart Health) as a platform for Miss Missouri.   (This promotes the purchase of AED’s by area businesses, and promotes individuals in the community learning how to use the device.)  Miss Missouri will represent the state at the Miss America Pageant next year. Jennifer also won various scholarships and other awards as part of the title.  Congratulations Jennifer!

Jenny was crowned by another HES grad, Jenna Osseck (’11). Jenna’s sister, Tara Osseck (’07), was also an HES graduate who went on to become Miss Missouri 2009.

For complete articles, go to:  http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/features/x1353881698/Winners-crowned-at-Miss-Northeast-Counties-Pageant or http://www.trumanindex.com/zweifel-wins-in-a-new-way-1.2802246

While studying abroad at the University of Ghana, I was able to volunteer with Mawuvio (God’s children in the tribal language) Outreach Program. The program gives orphans and children in disadvantaged families that can’t afford the cost of school in Ghana an education. Prior to the establishment of Mawuvio’s Outreach Program, many of these children were working on street corners and in markets selling food/provisions to help their families meet basic needs. Most have  never sat in a classroom and could not make use of letters or numbers. MOP believes that it is the lack of education keeping poverty alive. The NGO is dedicated to ending the cycle of poverty. I taught classes, depending on what was needed by the school. I also had small groups where we worked on individual problems like ABC recognition, counting, and such. It was incredible working with the kids; they were all very excited to learn, and constantly asked me to assign homework.

Lindsay Dodge was recently promoted to the Southeast Regional Manager at the American Junior Golf Association. Lindsay is responsible for furthering the AJGA mission within the Southeast region by creating and maintaining positive relationships with sponsors, golf courses, parents, committee members, and golf industry leaders. On the sponsorship side, Lindsay is seeking tournament title sponsors along with promoting the AJGA brand and creating new revenue for AJGA tournaments. Lindsay also works on finding new venues for the upcoming years to ensure quality golf courses for AJGA members. In 2012, Lindsay will run three tournaments aside from her sponsorship duties. In this role, she coordinates, plans, and executes the golf tournaments to conduct a financially and operationally sound event. Lindsay has lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 1 year and is originally from Topeka, Kansas. The AJGA Headquarters is in Braselton, Georgia, which is about 40 minutes north of Atlanta.

Every bowler dreams of 300 — the score of a perfect game. For one Truman State student, that game was missed by a mere three points on the final ball.

During his freshman year, senior Mason Einspahr bowled a 297 — a near perfect score.

“It’s close,” Mason said. “It was almost 300, but the very last ball I got a seven instead of a strike.”

This 297 did not come easily and only served as a single moment in a life-long passion, coming after years of practice and an entire childhood of bowling.

“There are some pictures of me being 2 or 3 and my dad is sitting behind me helping me push the ball,” Mason said.

For Mason, bowling is a family affair. He said both his parents bowled in leagues at B&J Bowl in Boonville, Mo., owned by family friends.

Mason said he joined an official league at 5 years old, but it wasn’t until around age 12 that he began competing in more serious tournaments with larger numbers of competitors and more experienced bowlers. Boasting a gold medal at the 2005 Show-Me State Games and various other achievements, Einspahr said he has competed at tournaments throughout Missouri and the Midwest.

At the end of May, he will bowl at nationals for the first time. This tournament will have stringent rules including dress codes, lane courtesy laws and serious weigh-ins for each person’s ball, Mason said.

Good Luck at Nationals, Mason!

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 Tick-tock… the clock strikes midnight and you clink your champagne glasses in celebration of the new year. And then have another glass of champagne, followed by a little more food. And maybe just one more glass of champagne. We have all been having the “little extra” in the name of celebrations and the little overindulgences add up. Even your resident wellness coach starts to feel the sins of her food transgressions after the holiday season! We can get right back on track and feel fit, fab and amazing in the new year without being a slave to diets or the gym.

 

1. Begin to record all the things you eat. During the holidays we slip up because we allow ourselves to indulge in all the little things in celebration of the season. I have clients write out what it is they are eating and they become more aware of why and when they decide to eat. Use this trick. There’s even research to suggest that sharing your weight loss efforts on social media – think Facebook and Twitter – leads to greater accountability and support.

2. Drink – and eat more – water! Your body is an amazing detox machine given the right food and plenty of hydration. There’s zero need for a crash diet or low-calorie starvation misery. Your liver will do all the work if you take the junk out of your diet – like processed and sugary foods – and give it plenty of water-based foods, like fruits and vegetables.

 

3. You don’t have to kill yourself at the gym to peel off a few extra pounds from the holiday season. Try one to two weeks of your pre-holiday routine and notice if your body corrects for the holidays. If you don’t have a favorite sweat-it-out routine take the advice of one of my favorite physicians, Dr. Mike Evans. His “prescription“ will have you back to the normal you in no time at all with a minimal amount of sweat.

4. We love to swear off our holiday transgressions with  “I’ll never…” statements. Turn these into positive statements and actions that lead to your goal. It’s difficult enough to eat healthy at times without Grandma’s famous cookies staring you down from across the kitchen. Clear out the tempting goodies, stock healthy foods and set reasonable goals, like trying to cook 3-4 healthy meals for yourself each week.

We all had our fun over the holidays and there’s zero shame in having had a little too much fun as long as you curb the holiday behaviors and put them away for the rest of the year. Recognizing what we can do to control holiday weight gain and learning from the previous year is a big help in staying healthy, happy and stylish all year long!

Erin Haslag, a 2005 Truman HES graduate and a board-certified holistic wellness coach, can be found at @WELLinLA where she writes too often about kale and shares ways to integrate wellness in all aspects of life.

Article link: http://www.mystyle.com/mystyle/b8483_ask_style_how_make_wellness_your_focus.html

The Athletic Training Education Program is  excited to announce that the  December 2012 graduates passed their BOC (Board of Certification exam for Athletic Trainer’s) on the first attempt.   Congratulations to Kelsey Lockyer, Danielle Zee Cheng, and Michael Atkinson!  We’re very proud of you!

 

 

Dr. Jennifer Hurst was quoted in the article “Skip the gym? You’ll pay the penalty,” which appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on December 28, 2011. The article discusses a new program called Gym Pact, which charges you money for skipping a workout.  It focuses on getting people who do not regularly exercise to do so by giving them an immediate consequence for not going to the gym.  Dr. Hurst addresses some of the hurdles that people need to overcome in order to successfully maintain a exercise schedule.

“The No. 1 reason people say they don’t exercise is time,” says Jennifer Hurst, professor of exercise science at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. “Anybody can change for two weeks, but all of the sudden life comes in and you aren’t as motivated as you thought you would be.”

Hurst would like to see fitness centers play more of a consulting role to help people incorporate exercise into their lives.

“Fitness centers are designed for people who are ready to go,” Hurst says. “It’s going to take personal trainers who also have an understanding about behavior change processes, not just how to lift weights and use machines. People who will help you set goals and work the process of getting healthy into your life.”

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