UAB Center for Exercise Medicine is a proud sponsor of the Girls on the Run program at Glen Iris Elementary School in the Birmingham City Schools system.
Girls on the Run is a powerful and highly successful character development program offered after school with lessons that encourage positive emotional, social, mental, and physical development. Physical activity is woven into the program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. The 10-week course concludes with a celebratory 5K run.
Click here to access virtual 5k training plans for parents and community supporters.
For more information contact Olivia Affuso oaffuso@uab.edu.
Center for Exercise Medicine
Interested in participating in exercise research?
We are looking for volunteers for various exercise-based studies to help understand the role of exercise as medicine at the molecular, cellular and clinical levels. By participating, you receive supervised exercise training from certified trainers, valuable information about your health.
Opportunities to Participate
Research
The center's research mission is to build a foundation of excellence for innovative and large-scale, multi-investigator studies that help advance the field of exercise biology and medicine.
Our Studies and Services
Training & Education
UCEM offers a multi-tiered education and training program structured for exercise medicine researchers ranging from undergraduates to senior scientists.
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