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Title: Exercise and Sport Science Careers


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Exercise and Sport Science Careers
  • Mike Ramsey
  • Department of Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport
    Science
  • ETSU

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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Exercise Science
  • Application of scientific principles to better
    understand and improve the outcomes of exercise
  • Sport Science
  • Application of scientific principles to better
    understand and improve sports performance

3
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Major Areas of Study
  • Cardiorespiratory Physiology
  • Aging/atherosclerosis
  • Space flight/microgravity
  • Diabetes
  • Sports performance
  • Neuromuscular Physiology
  • Aging/sarcopenia
  • Sports performance
  • Bone Physiology
  • Aging/osteoporosis
  • Space flight/microgravity
  • Biomechanics
  • Ergonomics
  • Sports performance

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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Why is this important?
  • Many of the leading causes of death are related
    to lifestyle (chronic diseases).
  • Heart Disease
  • Cancer
  • Stroke
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (emphysema)
  • All of the above related to smoking!
  • Lifestyle changes include
  • Physical Activity
  • Diet
  • Sleep
  • Stress reduction
  • Smoking cessation

5
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Major career paths
  • Fitness/Wellness (40)
  • Corporate
  • Hospital
  • University
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation (5)
  • Physical/Occupational Therapy (50)
  • Strength/Conditioning Coach (5)
  • of Exercise Science majors going into field
    from our program at ETSU

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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Corporate Fitness/Wellness (University)
  • The main goal save
  • Jobs
  • Administrators, exercise specialist, fitness
    instructors, nutritionist
  • Duties
  • Increase activity levels, educate, reduce
    time-off due to injury or illness
  • Where
  • Nation wide (Health and Fitness Corp)
  • Eastman, 3M, ChevronTexaco, DaimlerChrysler,
    FedEx, Ford Motor Company, General Electric,
    General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson
    Johnson, Texas Instruments, and Verizon

7
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Hospital Wellness
  • The main goal
  • Improve health of patients, employees, and
    community, save
  • Jobs
  • Administrators, exercise specialists, fitness
    instructors, nutritionists
  • Duties
  • Increase activity levels, educate
  • Where
  • Nation wide
  • Most major hospitals will have a wellness program

8
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Salaries
  • Corporate Fitness/Wellness, University
    Fitness/Wellness and Hospital Wellness
  • Wellness Program Administrator
  • 32,491 67,836
  • Exercise Specialist
  • 27,669 43,183
  • Fitness Instructor
  • 26,461 75,596
  • Personal Trainer
  • 22,737 - 66,008
  • Nuritionist
  • 37,558 - 53,186

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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • The main goal
  • Improve survival from cardiovascular diseases
  • Jobs
  • Administrators, exercise specialists
  • Duties
  • Administer exercise stress tests to patients
  • Supervise inpatient and outpatient exercise
    programs
  • Where
  • Nation wide
  • Most hospitals will have a cardiac rehab program
  • Salary 24,583 - 46,810

10
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Physical/Occupational Therapy
  • The main goal
  • Improve mobility and quality of life of patients
  • Jobs
  • Physical Therapists (51,100 - 67,168)
  • Physical Therapy Assistants (32,716 - 43,785)
  • Duties
  • Diagnosis and treatment
  • Where
  • Nation wide
  • Most cities will have a multiple physical therapy
    clinics

11
Exercise and Sport Science
  • Strength/Conditioning Coach
  • The main goal
  • Improve athletic performance and reduce potential
    for injury
  • Jobs
  • Head Strength Coach (26,351 - 64,642)
  • Assistant Strength Coach (22,485 - 43,973)
  • Duties
  • Create and administer conditioning programs
  • Where
  • Nation wide
  • Most colleges and universities will have a
    strength and conditioning program

12
Exercise and Sport Science
  • At ETSU
  • Only program in the country with a direct
    relationship with the intercollegiate athletics
    program
  • Mike and Meg Stone
  • SPEC
  • Lab

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Exercise and Sport Science Lab
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Exercise and Sport Science Lab
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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Thanks to
  • Dr. Mike Stone
  • Coach Meg Stone
  • Grad Students
  • Ann Kinser
  • Jon Keller
  • Jenna Kraska
  • Daniel Duckworth
  • Regional salary info from salary.com

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Exercise and Sport Science Lab
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Exercise and Sport Science
  • Thank you very much for your time
  • Any questions?
  • Presentation and program info available at
  • http//www.etsu.edu/coe/pexs/ExScience.htm
  • http//faculty.etsu.edu/ramseym/
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