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Get into the groove of a workday workout
Posted:Between a full day of school, work, family and social commitments, not to mention errands, most people find it difficult to make time for physical activity. But the health benefits of getting active…
U of T alumni, staff at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang
Posted:Alumnus Paul Poirier was one of 17 figure skaters on the national team competing at the Games. Along with partner Piper Gilles, Poirier represented Canada in the ice dance category, finishing in…
KPE symposium to examine physical activity accessibility from playground to podium
Posted:University of Toronto Professors Kelly Arbour-Nicitopoulos and John Cairney will be joined by Paralympic medallist and Professor Danielle Peers (University of Alberta) and Professor David Legg (Mount…
Meet Zarine Ahmed, Graduate Program Coordinator, KPE
Posted:Zarine Ahmed vividly remembers Convocation last fall.
Chosen as gonfalon bearer for the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education(KPE), she had the best seat in the house from which to view…
Beth Ali on how universities support their high-performance athletes
Posted:Ali is a former student athlete and field hockey coach who now serves as U of T’s executive director of co-curricular athletics and physical activity programs. She is often the person who approaches…
Witness to history in the making: KPE graduate reports from North/South Korean women’s hockey team debut
Posted:I attended the first South Korean and North Korean joint Women’s Hockey game Sunday night. It was a pre tournament game against Sweden. I thought it made be an interesting narrative to your Olympic…
Do the Olympics still matter? Yes, says U of T's Bruce Kidd - and here's why
Posted:With all the ethical and political problems facing the Olympics, do they still matter?
As someone who proudly wears his Olympic heart on his sleeve — I competed in the 1964 Games in Tokyo and have…
Newest KPE professor will bolster Faculty expertise in cancer survivorship and physical activity
Posted:Trinh completed her PhD at the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta with a focus on exercise and health in kidney cancer survivors. Her appointment at KPE took…
The real secret to a healthy holiday season? Ease up on yourself: Expert
Posted:Be generous with yourself
“Self-compassion is a fairly new concept in our modern society, but the philosophy has deep historical roots in Buddhist traditions,” she explains. The holidays, a time for…
Advocate, athlete and trailblazer: Remembering Helen Gurney
Posted:“There was so much to admire about Helen,” Professor Bruce Kidd recalls. “She fought for opportunities for girls and women in physical education and sports throughout her life, during the…
Latest report finds that even Canadian babies and toddlers are not active enough: We could do much better, says KPE expert
Posted:This report seems to suggest that parents make assumptions about how much their small children are moving in a kind of innate, organic way. How do we get back to really allowing children to get the…
KPE makes progress on race and Indigeneity task force
Posted:The Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education’s Task Force on Race and Indigeneity reached an early milestone on October 24th when they invited members of their newly-formed working groups to…