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RESEARCH & FACULTY NEWS

Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation News

Para swimming community gathering to raise funds for athlete programs

The swim-a-thon is raising money for the Steadward Bears Para Swimming program. The Steadward Centre serves athletes as young as seven to those over 50. There are three groups in the program, a learn to swim group, a development group and a competitive group.
Moving bodies become better-thinking bodies

KSR’s redesigned curriculum is transforming how students learn about movement, bridging theory and practice through somatic learning in KIN 156—an innovative course where students don’t just study movement, they experience it.
Fitness: A new exercise prescription for new moms

Margie Davenport discusses fitness guidelines for new mothers.
A playbook for grit: three lessons from new research

First-of-its-kind study looks at how competitive athletes develop grit and the psychology behind it.
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Research in the News

Fitness: A new exercise prescription for new moms

“The guideline recommends that women engage in at least 120 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity to gain the most health benefits, including better quality sleep and improved mental health,” says Margie Davenport, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta and leader of the team creating the new guidelines.
CBC Edmonton: The psychology of grit

Ever wonder why some athletes thrive through adversity while others fall short? Danielle Cormier is a post-doctoral fellow in the faculty of kinesiology, sport and recreation at the University of Alberta. She authored a study on the psychology of grit.
CTV Edmonton: New study offers modernized exercise guidelines for postpartum wellness

A new guideline shows evidence-based recommendations for women in their first year after birth. Professor in Active Healthy Living, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta, Margie Davenport, joined CTV Morning Live to discuss a world-first.
CBC Edmonton: New exercise guidelines for new moms

Traditionally, new mothers are encouraged to rest after having a baby. But a new post-partum guideline suggests new moms might be able to start exercising sooner than they might think. Margie Davenport is a professor in active healthy living at the University of Alberta. She led the creation of the new set of post-partum exercise guidelines, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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