Statement of Purpose to Major in Exercise Science and Medicine for a Career in Physical Therapy

As a future physical therapist, my main goal will be to improve my patients’ overall quality of life. Being a kinesiology major, I love to study the body’s movements. One category of movement, in particular, that interests me is exercise. I have taken classes in exercise physiology and physical education. I believe I can apply this knowledge in my future physical therapy programs. This would be done by, not just treating the patients in the clinic every week, but also creating an exercise program they can incorporate into their daily lives - something they can use even after recovery. Through my experience I have also found that some patients don’t understand, or are not in tune with, their bodies to know what actions are problematic verses

One of my main goals for this practicum is to learn more about occupational and physical therapy. To get a better understanding between the two and what their fields entail. The reason this is my main goal is because I am on the fence with which field I am wanting to go on to grad school for. I am leaning towards occupational therapy, but I am still curious about physical therapy. This is why I am choosing to observe both occupational and physical therapists during my practicum. I am planning on shadowing at two facilities. Another goal I am wanting to fulfill is getting a broad spectrum of age groups. What I mean by this is I would like to observe both young and old patients. I would like to compare the work a younger adult does towards the

The job I plan on pursuing with kinesiology as my major is to become a physical therapist, which is also known as PT. Their main duty is helping patients rehabilitate with disabling injuries such as fractures, arthritis and low-back pain. Their duty is to help patients their relieve pain, increase mobility, and decrease long-term physical disabilities. Physical therapists focus on the evaluation of strength, balance, range of motion, co-ordination, endurance, and posture of each individual patient. Their patients can range from different age groups from infants to grandparents. The age group would provide a variety of therapeutic exercises for each of the health issues they would have. Depending

3. I think that Anatomy and Physiology is the most needed practice for an exercise physiologist because it is important to understand how the human body works to make use of its full potential

As I have almost completed my sophomore year of college, I know what my career goals are at this point. I am currently on the physical therapy track planning to declare the major of exercise science: applied kinesiology. I became interested in PT after hearing many appealing things about it such as: the rapid growth and demand of physical therapists, the purpose it serves, and financial stability that comes along with the rewarding work. I am eager to learn about the functions, progress, and healing of the human body in the most natural manner, and through exercise science my knowledge in this study will certainly grow.

“Exercise physiology is the study of the causative relationships between human movement, physical function and disease state. It is comprised of two distinct sub-principles, fitness physiology and health physiology.” The meaning of “exercise physiologist” is often obscured.

physiology, and so much more. It is a very competitve program that requires students to maintain a high GPA and outstansding grades in certian subjects.

As of right now, I am not sure what major that I want to take to go along with pre med. I would like to major in something that will not only help me in my career but also be something that I am interested in learning about. My top choices for majors are kinesiology or nutrition. Kinesiology is the scientific study of how the body moves and nutrition is the study of the human metabolism and how it relates to nutrition. I believe that both of these will help me with my career however, kinesiology more directly relates to orthopedics than nutrition does. Kinesiology at Miami offers state of the art facilities and nutrition has a very high passing rate (“Majors by

No other subject has genuinely interested me to the same extent as sports and exercise science. Throughout my undergraduate career at UCCS, I took advantage of as many opportunities as possible to volunteer within the Sports Medicine Program. This included helping the graduate assistants with preseason testing of the Lacrosse, Baseball, and Track and Field teams by conducting performance assessments, as well as participating in research studies to gain experience in the field. I am increasingly fascinated by the science of strength and conditioning and the level of excitement I feel when I work with athletes solidifies my aspiration for a future in this career

I observed two different unique professions relating to the exercise science field over the course of the Fall 2015 semester as required by the Introduction to Exercise Science course offered here at SIUE. I picked professions that interested me, and based it on if I could see myself going into it after graduation from this program.

After hearing what David had to say, it opened my eyes to the life of not only a Physical Therapist, but also a business owner. The amount of information I was given about the career appealed to me greatly but the thought and pressure of becoming a business owner frightened me. After talking to David I realized that I do have the passion to succeed in this field, but in order to grow and become a successful Physical Therapist I will need to be willing to spend all my time and effort into building my reputation. There will be sacrifices that I have to take in order to follow this career; I will have to spend my days and nights thinking of ways to better my service to my patients; I have to be willing to start with nothing and build my way up

Being a Physical Therapist has been one of my long-term goals since I was in High school. I came across physical therapy as a child when I would visit my cousin who acquired multiple therapies. Seeing how he improved throughout the years gave me great joy and was intrigued about the therapy aspect. If accepted into a DPT program, I will be committed and manage my time wisely for the program so that I know I will succeed in school and as well as a Therapist.

I hope the new year is treating you well! This year I am a sophomore at the University of Evansville. I am pursuing a degree in exercise science and hope to one day become a physical therapist. My dream job would be to work in an outpatient physical therapy office. The time I have spent at the University of Evansville has been something I will look back on fondly for the rest of my life. I am involved in numerous campus organizations, such as the exercise science club, physical therapy club, national society of leadership and success, and hall council. My favorite organization is Hall Council, because it has introduced me to some great people that I am proud to be able to call my friends. I also have the privilege to be the vice president for

I have been consumed with the difficult decision prior to the start of this semester between my choice of majors and have unfortunately come to the incorrect conclusion. After attending class, interacting with peers in my classes it has become apparent that changing my major to Nutrition and Dietetics from apparel is clearly more suited for my career path. While I'm very interested in fashion my true passion and overall lifestyle is more consistent in the Nutritional and dietetics disciplines. Since graduating from high school I have become deeply committed to body sculpting which requires not only a strict work out program but also a strict dietary regiment designed by professionals. I live by example experiencing first hand the benefits and importance of appropriate nutrition and the

My major is Kinesiology and with my degree I hope to become an athletic director. The main reason why I am taking this course is for my minor where I plan to have a background with Health Service Admission.