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Research finds popular free fitness apps are inaccurate and unreliable
Posted:The evaluation was led by Professor Guy Faulkner and KPE master's student Krystn Orr and was published in the journal, BMC Research Notes.
“We know that more and more Canadians want to take their…
Students unwind with Fun Fridays sport series
Posted:Each Fun Friday features a variation on a familiar sport – like innertube water polo, pictured above, or bubble soccer, in which players wear large transparent bubbles that work like bouncy suits of…
Body image and emotion: Investigating why many adolescent girls drop out of sports
Posted:Associate Professor Catherine Sabiston is conducting a study exploring how feelings about appearance—both positive and negative—influence girls’ likelihood to stay involved in sport. Her findings…
Hands-on heart research: a new experience for a kinesiology major
Posted:Tomasi, a fourth-year kinesiology major with the Faculty, was one of five students selected for a summer program that offers upperyear students the chance to work in a laboratory while whetting their…
Can hosting the Pan Am Games make Toronto a healthier city?
Posted:“First of all, a legacy [of health and increased physical activity] needs to be constructed into the bid, with a plan clearly set for putting that money to use,” Donnelly explains. “If it’s not there…