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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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Taking a person-first approach to high performance sport in Canada
March 13, 2023
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Teddy Katz
Highlights Over the course of 2022, athletes and supporters have consistently raised concerns about maltreatment and lack of transparency in the Canadian sport sector In this SIRCuit article, Teddy Katz explores athlete concerns, as well as changes being made within...
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Athlete Development
High Performance
Mental Health
Social Media
Sponsorship
Technology

Managing the competing tensions of social media as a high performance athlete
January 23, 2023
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Caela Fenton
Highlights Social media has had an enormous impact on the sport sector, economically and culturally Athletes may use social media as a platform for personal updates or activism, or as a venue to work with sponsors in a financial relationship,...
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Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Physical Health

Importance of physical activity for post-secondary students
December 14, 2022
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Julia Lehmann, SIRC
University or college can be a stressful time. Trying to balance academics, social life and physical and mental health can be challenging. Students often find themselves having to sacrifice one thing for another, which can negatively impact their health. Anxiety,...
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Mental Health
Sport Participation

Positive sport experiences of gay men
December 7, 2022
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Jake Quinton and Kyle Rich
Sport participation has many benefits for one’s well-being. However, sport is not always a welcoming environment for LGBTQ+ people. Research consistently demonstrates that homophobia can be pervasive in sport contexts like gyms, arenas, and locker rooms (Anderson, 2017; Cleland, 2018;...
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Concussion
Mental Health
Sport Participation

Psychosocial readiness to return to sport following a sport-related concussion
September 28, 2022
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Gabrielle Cadotte, Béatrice Normandin, and Jeff Caron, University of Montreal
Did you know that 1 in 450 Canadians suffered a sport-related concussion (SRC) or other type of brain injury in the past year (Gordon & Kuhle, 2022)? A SRC is a traumatic brain injury caused by a direct or indirect...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mental Health
Sport Participation

Creating sport environments that support mental health for girls and women
July 6, 2022
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Annabel Chan and Marina Khonina, SIRC
This blog post provides a recap of the fourth webinar in the 4-part mini-series Engaging Girls and Women in Sport. SIRC and Canadian Women & Sport co-hosted the mini-series, which you can access or learn more about by visiting our...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Sport Participation

From one mom to another: Tips for being active after welcoming a new baby
May 4, 2022
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Corliss Bean, Iris Lesser and Talia Ritondo
Becoming a mother is an exciting milestone in a woman’s life. Once you welcome home a baby, nothing is ever the same again. While the transition to motherhood comes with many ups and downs, engaging in physical activity is a...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Physical and Health Education
Physical Health

Returning to exercise postpartum: Supporting women’s physical activity after the birth of a child
May 4, 2022
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Iris Lesser, Carl Nienhuis, Corliss Bean, and Talia Ritondo
This article was originally published by The Conversation on March 20, 2022 The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It may also be one of the most challenging transitions that women face, requiring adaptation...
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Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers

Moving women forward: A guide to becoming physically active after childbirth
April 13, 2022
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Iris Lesser, University of the Fraser Valley
The postpartum transition (from childbirth to one-year postpartum) is among the most challenging identity shifts a woman faces. She’s navigating mental and physical health changes, while caring for an infant (Deave et al., 2008). Despite knowing this challenge exists, women...
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Children and Youth
Health & Lifestyle
Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Mothers
Physical Health

Why youth sport isn’t just for kids: it benefits mom too!
January 24, 2022
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Jordan Sutcliffe, University of Wollongong
Highlights With approximately 75% of Canadian youth involved in organized youth sport, it’s uniquely positioned to promote mothers’ mental health and wellbeing. Youth sport offers opportunities for moms to: gain meaning through coaching and leadership experience pride and joy from observing...
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