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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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Leadership
Workplace Wellness

6 Steps to the Art of Delegation
May 10, 2017
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Delegating tasks and responsibilities within an organization is crucial in creating successful workplaces. While it isn’t always easy, delegation done well can not only help your own workload and shows respect for your colleagues. While it may take more time...
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Athlete Development
Training Factors

Static vs Dynamic Stretching
May 3, 2017
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Warming up is essential for athletic performance, not only does it get the body ready to train or compete, it can improve performance and help prevent injury as well. And one of the essential parts of the warmup is stretching...
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Athlete Development
Nutrition and Hydration

Time to do a gut check on probiotics and sport
April 19, 2017
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Participation in sport and physical activity has always been associated with health and wellness. And athletes are commonly looked upon as examples of good health and fitness. However, athletes that train and compete at high intensity levels are often at...
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Accessibility
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Para Sport
Paralympic Games

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALYMPIC ATHLETES IN CANADA
April 12, 2017
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article examining THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALYMPIC ATHLETES IN...
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Children and Youth
Coaching

Resolving Conflict within a Youth Sport Team
April 5, 2017
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Being part of a team can be one of the most supportive environments to learn and grow as an athlete and as an individual. Teammates aspire to work together in harmony to achieve success, sometimes reaching a higher level than...
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Athlete Development

Shouldering the burden of Injury
March 30, 2017
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The shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the human body. As such it is very vulnerable to injury especially in sport. Most injuries to the shoulder involve muscles, ligaments and tendons rather than bones. Since the shoulder...
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Knowledge Mobilization
Newcomers to Canada
Sport Participation

NEWCOMERS EXPERIENCES WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CANADA
March 22, 2017
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SIRC is pleased to be working together with Sport Canada to share current research on topics informing policy and promoting quality sport programming. This week we are sharing highlights of a recent article reviewing a research study evaluating NEWCOMERS EXPERIENCES...
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Athlete Development
Training Factors

Variable resistance training: Adding a link to the chain!
March 15, 2017
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Strength training has been a staple part of any athlete’s training program for years and there are many variations that can be applied to standard strength training scenarios to capitalize on building strength. Where strength training can sometimes be seen...
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Linking sport research and policy: An exploration of how Traditional Inuit and Dene games can support the goals of sport Canada
March 13, 2017
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Background Recognizing the various benefits of sport participation, Sport Canada’s Policy on AboriginalPeoples’ Participation in Sport (2005) outlined the goals of enhanced participation, enhanced capacity,enhanced excellence, and enhanced interaction for Aboriginal peoples. This Policy was released in 2005, but there...
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Training Factors

Sport Injury – Healing the Mind and Body
March 10, 2017
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Most athletes, competitive through recreational, experience injury in their sport at some time. There are many practitioners out there who can help heal the physical symptoms of the injury from the family doctor to the physical therapist. But dealing with the...
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