As the title says, I’m currently studying Kinesiology and will be a junior next semester. I wanted to do Physical Therapy but my interests have changed into doing firefighting. I’m fully committed to being a firefighter so PT school is out of the subject now. Since i’m going to already be taking EMT classes and eventually Paramedic classes, continuing kinesiology is seeming less interesting for me. I still want to finish college, do you guys think a bachelors degree in Public Health would be more valuable than a bachelors degree in kinesiology? At this point I just want to graduate and be done.

Im going into my fourth year in kinesiology undergrad, and my gpa is atrocious (2.5). I attend one of the top sports science schools in the world, but I completely messed up my first two years and now have an awful gpa. My goal was to go to PT school, but now im not sure that is even possible. Are there any decent jobs I can get with just the undergrad degree? or any way I could get into any PT school?

Hi, I am posting for a family member who is looking for advice on how to combine career interests in kinesiology, athletic performance, and comprehensive/natural medicine.

This person was a college runner, has an undergraduate degree in marketing and is one class away from a M.S. in Kinesiology. Currently works as a stretch therapist but needs something with benefits.

Has an EMT cert. as well as a personal trainer cert. Resides in the RTP area.

Hi there! I’m a grade 12 student who just got accepted into utsg kinesiology program and I hope to go into dental school afterwards. Does anyone have an advice?

I am a first year college student studying in kinesiology at the moment. I want to be a physical therapist assistant. Do i continue to get my associates in kinesiology? Or would that be wasting time. If do I major in?

Kinesiologists are underrated and under-appreciated.

I've been a kinesiologist for over 3 years now, and I think this field doesn't get enough credit. I've done a bit of everything, from coordinating return-to-work programs for workplace injury patients to working as a personal trainer and physio aide. Recently, I've started contracting in a clinical setting, doing more hands-on treatment and fitness assessments, on top of my usual exercise prescriptions.

One thing I've noticed is that it's really tough to get people to try our services without insurance coverage. Almost all of my patients have become regulars, but convincing them to pay out-of-pocket to come see me over going to a physiotherapist for “free” is probably the hardest part of my work. I don't know if it's just me, but in case others are facing the same issue, I'm sharing this petition to convince insurance companies to cover kinesiology services. Please sign and share! 🙏

https://www.change.org/p/add-kinesiology-as-a-direct-billable-primary-service-to-health-insurance-plans?recruiter=1315567320&recruited_by_id=5fb7ec20-48df-11ee-98aa-ad1a97e87e72&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_37313169_en-CA%3Acv_289118

Hello everybody,

I have a bachelor degree in sport science and i am looking for a master in sport performance or S&C, does anybody knows what are the best ones around (in the world,bpreferibly in a western language)? Everything related to high level sport performance.

If this is not the correct sub and you know where i could get what i am looking for, please show me!

Thanks in advance

Hey all, i have a few questions and would love some advice. I dislocated my kneecap on march 27th and was told I can return to sport on April 24th even though I haven’t done much physical therapy and im slightly concerned because im still having slight pain. What would be my risks of returning to sport to early ? I don’t have any issues with range of motion, can complete various forms of plyometrics, have full depth squats but I still have pain when waking or standing up from sitting a long time. Is this normal and should I wait to return to sport until I’m completely pain free ?

This is the problem I was given, the answer is supposed to be 1059.48 N. But I have no idea how to get this. Does anyone know the steps for this problem?

John sitting on a table performs knee extensions with his right leg hanging over the edge and a 10 kg weight attached to the right ankle. The mass of his right shank is 4 kg and the length of the shank is 0.45 m. The moment arm of the quadriceps is 0.05 m and the center of gravity of the shank is in the middle. When the knee is fully extended (i.e. the shank is horizontal), what is the muscle force required by the quadriceps to hold the position?

I’m a student of physical activity and sports science in Spain, now on an exchange in Czech Republic, also an American citizen and I speak English and Spanish, the jobs that I’m offered in Spain are not very good in terms of salary, in Czech Republic is difficult to find since I don’t speak Czech, I want to stay in Europe but in most countries it has been difficult for me to find jobs since I do not speak the local languages, then I’ve thought about moving to the United States, I want to study a masters to be more competitive in the market and have a better salary, but in the United States is very expensive to study, so I’ve thought about the option of joining the air force to study the masters, but I am not very convinced, could someone recommend me something? Do you know how feasible it is to find a job in our branch in Europe without being an EU citizen? And what would you do? Thankssss 🙏🏻

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im not quite sure if i should do this or just move to the 3 year cources?

IS this gonna help me individually or professionally?

Hello everyone, I’m currently wrapping up my freshman year of college (Exercise Science major) and I’d love to get some guidance from professionals in this field. My original plan was to pursue Physical Therapy as a career but after working as a tech in an outpatient clinic for the past 7 months, I have realized that this is not the career for me. I would love to know all the possible career routes that have been taken by people in this sub that aren’t PT and the schooling/certifications needed. Also, What are some things I could be doing to set myself ahead? (i.e. assisting in research, interning, declaring a minor, etc.)

(I live in the US, attend a large public university, plan on pursuing post-graduate schooling if necessary, and am currently studying for my NASM CPT certification)

TL;DR: Freshman in college on Pre-PT track but realized the career is not for me, what are some other careers out there?

I've started elevating my legs up against the wall in the evening for ~20-30 mins after runs and have noticed that i end up starting to feel sleepy.

Importantly, this is not necessarily direct fatigue from the run per-se as, to put simply, all else is equal without the leg elevation: I study on my laptop and have been running consistently for 1 year now. This feeling of sudden onset fatigue becomes present only after around 15 mins of leg elevation against the wall.

So my questions...

1. What could be the mechanism here?
2. Is the leg elevation really doing much? I'm skeptical personally, especially given most generic article online seem to advocate for 10 or so minutes. How is this long enough to offset all the hours where the legs are beneath us?

Thank you!

I'm an exercise science graduate with a minor in psychology and I've been curious about possible grad programs that combine psych and exercise. I'm interested in using exercise as therapy for members of my local community that struggle with mental health disorders, but I don't even know if that is possible or exists as a career option. Currently I'm studying to take the ACSM Exercise Physiologist cert and I wonder if that would allow me to work with this population. If anyone has any info or feedback on this, I'd love to hear it!

Hey guys I’m currently a respiratory therapist and a high school football coach on the side. Recently just experiencing the burnout of working with very sick patients so looking to switch careers. I love football, coaching, working with my kids, how the body moves and all that. All I’ve seen doing research on the career is why not to start up kinesiology and how there’s no jobs and everything. How true is that? And do you guys have any positives for why to get into this field?

I don't have scoliosis, but I fear that I will get it in the future. I was watching a (Warning Graphic Surgery) video of some guys spine getting operated on and now I'm scared.

Are there any exercises I can do as someone without scoliosis to prevent such a terrible thing from happening to me in the future? Thanks.

Hello! I recently purchased an old wirless Aurion Zerowire EMG system off ebay. I got it working on a windows xp laptop but am stcuk at the video phase. The software allows you to sync the emg signals with video but I have no idea what kind of camera i need or how it would even plug in and communicate with the zerowire software. I see like research cameras but they either have firewire outputs or other things that wouldn't connect into the laptop? Maybe I need a hub of some type. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks

Okay so just for some background info, I'm a college athlete looking to continue playing my sport while also pursuing a Master/Graduates degree.

As of right now, I am about a month out of graduating *Clap* and getting a Bachelor's degree in Science with a focus in health and wellness. For the longest I envisioned myself being a sports specific trainer, making great money because I'd be considered "niche" due to my sport, helping develop the best HS, college and professional athletes. That was until I went down the "reddit rabbit hole" and started to read posts saying that pursuing anything above a bachelor's in health and wellness is a complete fucking waste of time and that job's in the Kinesiology field will make you re-think your entire college career. I've read multiple posts where people got their Masters or PhD in a field where they become a strength and conditioning coach and bail a year or 2 after because the pay is shit and the hours and fucked. One person said that you basically have to be a better businessman than a fitness coach to survive and grow in the current industry. Needless to say this has complete fucked with my head and knocked me off course. Now with graduation right around the corner and my future uncertain I'm losing my fucking mind, constantly worrying, almost to the point of sickness, thinking that I've set myself up for failure and struggle the rest of my life.

However, part of me still thinks it's not over yet and I can end up finding a good Master's program to pursue that will make me both satisfied and financially secure later down the road. I've heard that being a Nutritionist/Dietitian is great because the pay is just under 100k and the work is pretty good but I've also thought about pursuing physical therapy. All in all, I'm worried as fuck right now, so if anyone reads this plz leave a comment and or a suggestion to help a brotha out, it would be appreciated more than you think!

Hey y'all, I am from central Texas and have a degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Business. I graduated 2 years ago and am now looking to get back into the job market. After I graduated, I was a health educator and recreational coordinator for a drug rehab facility while also working at HEB once or twice a week, the discount really comes in handy. I have been trying for the better part of a year to find a new job that pays more than HEB but have not had any luck lately. I have a certification in Personal Training but am not psyched about doing that again and am looking to get my Certification in Health Coaching. I am at a weird spot in life where I am questioning why I have this degree and realistically what I am going to do. Do y'all have any tips on what sort of job titles I should look up or companies?

Ps. I have had a good number of interviews for jobs, but I get turned down due to lack of experience or I turn them down since they want full time while paying me a lot less than HEB.

Hello, I'm taking the exam this month in April, I've been studying for about a month but I'm still stressed! does anyone have any study resources they used that I can borrow? and if not what do you recommend I do to prepare?

Good day, any ideas as to why my shoes wear out unevenly?

My left leg does feel longer sometimes when I walk.

Hi there, I'm looking for some input on EPs that work on the state of AZ. I'm currently working as an exercise physiologist at my local cardiac rehab and after working for 2.6 years I'm projected to make a salary of $44,011. I'm considering moving out of my small town in the hopes of looking for a better paying job but I get a lot of conflicting information and want to know from people that are actually working in the field how much the pay is. I'm planning to get the ACSM-Clinical Exercise Physiology certification but was told that this would not qualify me for a pay raise at my current program. Any information and guidance is much appreciated 🙏

Hey guys, quick question. I'm majoring in kinesiology in college, and so far there's 50 other kids Majoring in kip. School is about 1100 people. Of those 50 people, 37 are women, 13 are men. Is this normal everywhere?

Hello, I am graduating with my BS in Exercise Science in May, but I am nervous because of the prospects of not finding a lucrative job in the field that’s not physical trainer or PE teacher.

I initially wanted to go into PT school, but my GPA is not the best and I believe I don’t have a strong enough resume to apply off the bat, and the cost/reward ratio of working as a Physical Therapist will leave me struggling financially especially while paying off student loans

Last night, I got an email stating that my academic record ensured that I got guaranteed admission into a masters program in sports management at my current university, and I am considering switching paths

I know kinesiology and sports management are two separate beasts, but will having background in both fields be beneficial? and/or has anyone else made the switch and have advice?

The right side of my neck between my cervical spine and my ear right under the base of my skull has been very painful for quite a while - clicking cracking occasionally getting stuck. I read about trying to release the suboccipital muscles and decided to try that, and discovered that the muscle on the opposite side of my neck is very sore and tight - but not the muscle on the painful side - and the shoulder on that side also sits a little higher.

So my question is: could this be what's causing the pain in the OTHER side of my neck? And, which side of my neck should I tape for relief?

Thank you for any guidance!

Hi was hoping to get advice from anyone here who is a PT or sports medicine physician

I'm 20 in community college doing my general education, before going to university then hopefully medical school. I want to get a sports medicine degree and become a Physical therapist or sports medicine physician

My main question and concern is how hard is it to get into a medical school? I've been told it's very challenging and worried about spending money and time to go to community college and university just to be denied medical school and not be able to reach my goals.

I'm currently doing well in my current courses but I did have a bad year and half when I initially started college but have retaken those courses and fixed my gpa but the courses still show on my transcript.

Do you need to be a A+ student for entire college career for any hope of getting into medical school? And is there any thing I can do to increase chances?

I currently work for a city part time near my house so that is kinda my backup plan but I mainly hope to go into health field. My mother also worked many years at a hospital and has friends there and has told me she can get me an intern position at the PT office so I plan to do that as well.

Also any college advice or tips for doing well is appreciated, to see what helped others and maybe try it myself

Any advice or help is appreciated. Thank you

Hi Kinesiology professionals, I have been struggling with hamstring pain, as a soccer player I’m not sure if it was the Cleats I used that caused my injury or otherwise because I used firm ground cleats on turf as Canadian winters force us to play indoor soccer, I eventually purchased turf cleats but by then I was a walking patient.

I never went for treatment , being stubborn I haven’t played since we won the indoor league 2 weeks ago, I’ve tried K-tape and feel better but am worried on how to begin light exercise without aggravating. Pardon my English, any help would be greatly appreciated thank you 😊 😊😊😊