News & Features
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…
Varsity Blues honour 2016-17 top student-athletes
Posted:The ceremony honours student-athletes who, while competing on a Varsity team, earned an 80% average or higher in all courses they were enrolled in during the previous academic year. Each recipient…
Athleisure wear not just for the gym
Posted:On a coffee run? Heading to a work meeting? Going for drinks? Athleisure wear — the trend of wearing gym clothes as everyday clothes — has made it socially acceptable for men and women of all ages…
PhD grad working to shift the thinking on women’s mental health and weight
Posted:Pila is two months into a post-doctoral collaborative project based out of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Women’s College Hospital, where she is contributing to a program…
Dean Ira Jacobs recognized with CSEP Honour Award
Posted:CSEP is an organization composed of professionals involved in the scientific study of exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, fitness and health. It was founded at the Pan American Games in…
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…
The Olympian on campus
Posted:It’s a nearly impossible balancing act for Kylie Masse to keep up with university, swim practices, and hanging out with friends. On rare occasions, the school gods work in her favour. Last year, for…
Symbolism-rich portrait of Judy Goldring is unveiled at U of T
Posted:The portrait depicts Goldring on the towering staircase of the building that bears her family name – the Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. The painting is infused with symbolism that tells…
How parents can improve the car ride home with young athletes
Posted:The car door closes and your adolescent daughter slumps in the seat—a sheen of sweat from the game still lingers on her brow and a scowl emerges on her face. She reaches for her ear buds and avoids…
Field hockey parents make the sport: Alum and coach passes on love of the game
Posted:At a time when so many media stories focus on the minority of poorly-behaved, obsessive hockey parents, Varsity Blues Assistant Coach Malinda Haparachchi’s no-drama take on parental involvement in…
MoveU Blogger beats stress and finds fun with her own take on staying active
Posted:Dancing, hiking, baton-twirling, and dragon boat racing may not be the most obvious exercises to many gym goers. But they are just the types of unconventional activities that inspire KPE’s MoveU…
Ligament research to get a boost at KPE’s Iovate/Muscletech lab
Posted:Yet despite the statistics, research on ligaments and tendons is limited because, unlike blood or muscle, tissue samples that can be examined are difficult to obtain, says Daniel West, who is doing…