2008 Woodie Awards
Exercise science professor sets high expectations
By Jaime Wright
Rocket Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/3/06 Section: Life
Associate professor Jonathan Anning appears quiet and introverted on first impression. However, he knows how well an exercise and rehabilitative science major can succeed at Slippery Rock University.
Anning has been teaching for five years. This semester he is teaching applied anatomy, exercise leadership and strength fitness, physical fitness assessment and instrumentation.
He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in sports studies and exercise science, respectively, from Central Michigan University. He obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Toledo with a minor in anatomy from the Medical College of Ohio.
Anning started his undergraduate studies pursuing physical education, which then led to taking more anatomy and physiology classes. He discovered how exercise leads to science (and vice versa) and how he could acknowledge the relationship at the college level.
Within the exercise science major, Anning has expectations for his students to put forth a lot of effort to learn, especially in the science field. He said students should be able to prescribe properly for their clients and also to be able to use critical thinking, in order to respond differently to people's individual needs.
As an undergraduate student, his expectation was to literally do the best he could. Anning expected a lot from himself and he put a lot of time into gaining his goals.
While studying exercise science, he had an experience of sitting in a cold tub for one hour, with a water temperature of 60 degrees. Once he left the tub, his body temperature dropped tremendously. The outside weather temperature was 110 degrees. He said he was still shivering when he went outside after that experience.
For exercise science majors who are willing to move on to graduate school, Anning said there is still a lot to learn after getting a bachelor's degree.
"Start with short term goals," he said. "Keep succeeding further and get ahead of the competition."
Anning is the adviser for the Strength and Conditioning Association and he is also the adviser for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He does extra research with students as well.
He and his wife, Ann, both stay active and enjoy sports. He is also highly involved with his church.
Anning has been teaching for five years. This semester he is teaching applied anatomy, exercise leadership and strength fitness, physical fitness assessment and instrumentation.
He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees in sports studies and exercise science, respectively, from Central Michigan University. He obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Toledo with a minor in anatomy from the Medical College of Ohio.
Anning started his undergraduate studies pursuing physical education, which then led to taking more anatomy and physiology classes. He discovered how exercise leads to science (and vice versa) and how he could acknowledge the relationship at the college level.
Within the exercise science major, Anning has expectations for his students to put forth a lot of effort to learn, especially in the science field. He said students should be able to prescribe properly for their clients and also to be able to use critical thinking, in order to respond differently to people's individual needs.
As an undergraduate student, his expectation was to literally do the best he could. Anning expected a lot from himself and he put a lot of time into gaining his goals.
While studying exercise science, he had an experience of sitting in a cold tub for one hour, with a water temperature of 60 degrees. Once he left the tub, his body temperature dropped tremendously. The outside weather temperature was 110 degrees. He said he was still shivering when he went outside after that experience.
For exercise science majors who are willing to move on to graduate school, Anning said there is still a lot to learn after getting a bachelor's degree.
"Start with short term goals," he said. "Keep succeeding further and get ahead of the competition."
Anning is the adviser for the Strength and Conditioning Association and he is also the adviser for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He does extra research with students as well.
He and his wife, Ann, both stay active and enjoy sports. He is also highly involved with his church.
