Be sure to check out future Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute podcast posted on our website every Wednesday!

Be sure to check out future Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute podcast posted on our website every Wednesday!

Be sure to check out future Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute podcast posted on our website every Wednesday!

Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45 am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!

Today we have a special guest slightly different than usual, Dr. Reuben Buford May is a professor of sociology at Texas A&M with expertise in race and culture, urban sociology, and sociology of sport. Dr. May was recently awarded the Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence award, the most prestigious faculty honor bestowed by Texas A&M University for his work in the classroom. Outside of the classroom, however, he is a rapper by the name of Reginald S. Stuckey often seen performing on str...

Most believe that sport, particularly organized sport, is a generally good and positive activity that leads to positive outcomes - but why? How can we maximize the positive outcomes that sport has with the greatest regularity? Join us with Dr. Marlene Dixon, as we take on these questions and more in this week's podcast

This week's podcast features an unlikely partnership - Texas A&M's College of Architecture and School of Public Health are combining with the Department of Health and Kinesiology to produce cutting-edge research on physical activity in communities!  Drs. Chanam Lee and Marcia Ory join us for an interesting discussion on health, location, and the environment as they discuss the NIH supported "Active Living Austin" project.

Joining us this week is Dr. David Thompson, a Professor in the Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Thompson talks about his experiences over his career, and the often challenging circumstances that arise throughout our public education system. A really interesting talk!

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!

It is well accepted that childhood obesity is a major issue facing our society.  This increase in fatness has been accompanied (some would say 'caused by') a significant limiting of the daily activity of children.  Thus, we are pleased to have Dr. David Dzewaltowski from Kansas State University in the podcast today to talk about ways to help kids be more active - both in school and out of school.