Department of Health and Exercise Science

 As the Vice President Elect of NJAHPERD Future Professionals, I am in a privilege position to create workshops for up and coming teachers of health and physical education. Also, I will be involved in some administrative processes for the NJAPHERD conferences.  I intend to incorporate students at The College of New Jersey into an active [...]

When to start training Kids can start weight training as soon as they show interest and have “the emotional and physical maturity to accept and follow directions,” usually around age 7 or 8, says Avery Faigenbaum, a professor of exercise science at the College of New Jersey and co-author of the American College of Sports [...]

Register for this event Maximizing Athletic and Human Performance: Science Applied to Practice Wednesday April 11, 2012 Lecture 12-1:30pm & Practical 1:30-3:00pm TCNJ Packer Hall, South Gym Guest Speaker: John Graham, MS, CSCS*D, FNSCA Registration is required for this event  

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Professor Avery Faigenbaum, one of the nation’s leading pediatric exercise scientists, says that children as young as 7 can reap the benefits of a properly prescribed and supervised strength-training program.