UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Every fall in the United States, millions of young people move to college campus, away from home for the first time. During this transition, they typically develop new social networks and routines, learning to live on their own. One of the most important routines that college students can intentionally develop is regular physical activity, according to Melissa Bopp, professor of kinesiology at Penn State.
Most young adults participate in less physical activity than they did as high school students, and that drops even more when the weather turns cold, Bopp said. In recent years, college students in the U.S. have develo...