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Move Her Mind: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Women and Girls

The more we move, the better we feel. In 2022 a global study commissioned by sportswear company ASICS, The State of Mind Index, studied people’s physical activity levels and mental wellbeing across the globe. In their first Move Every Mind Report, not only did ASICS learn that physical activity has a powerful impact on our…

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Taking the Gym “To Go”
June 4, 2014
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The development of fitness apps for mobile devices is essentially turning smartphones into pop-up gyms that include the personal trainer, minus the heavy price tag. Variety is abundant and their convenience makes them a viable tool when getting to the...
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Equipment
High Performance
Sport Participation
Training Factors

The underwater treadmill, an alternative to supplementing your training
February 13, 2014
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It is no secret that athletes are always looking for an edge. As an athlete hungry to improve your performance, sometimes you can only train so hard before it becomes necessary to find ways of supplementing your training. Some athletes...
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Equipment
High Performance
Sport Participation
Technology

Need For Speed
February 11, 2014
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by Leigh Cove Algonquin College Sport Business Management Intern Ask Canadian luger BOBSLEIGH -The sled has brakes attached to its back runners manned by a brakeman and a steering mechanism of ropes connected to pivoting front runners controlled by a...
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High Performance
Olympic & Paralympic Games

Slopestyle Snowboarding
February 6, 2014
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Slopestyle snowboarding will be making its debut as a Winter Olympic event in Sochi. Needless to say, Canada will be in full force with some of the best slopestyle snowboarders in the world. The goal of slopestyle snowboarding is to...
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Athlete Development
Coaching
Mental Health
Nutrition and Hydration

Hungry to Compete
February 4, 2014
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Coaches, trainers, anyone a part of an athlete’s support team, have a crucial role in not only preventing problematic eating, but also being the first responder in identifying the signs and symptoms. Recent studies show that athletes who have positive...
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High Performance
Sport Participation
Training Factors
Weather

Warm Weather Training
January 30, 2014
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In Canada, we are accustomed to long winters. As a society, we have adjusted fairly well by moving many of our sporting activities indoors. However, some people still have to do some or all of they’re training outside, or come...
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Sport Participation
Training Factors
Weather

Training in a Winter Wonderland
January 21, 2014
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by Leigh Cove Algonquin College Sport Business Management Intern Dipping temperatures, blistering winds, and the icy obstacle course that was once a road, usually send many fleeing inside to the safety and warmth of their homes this time of year....
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Athlete Development
Talent Identification
Varsity Sport

I will be taking my talents to…
January 16, 2014
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At the end of each school year, senior high school students have to make important decisions about the future. For student athletes, this heralds an exciting time in their lives, since some will have the opportunity to be collegiate athletes....
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Sport Participation
Weather

Two Wheeled Winter Escape
January 14, 2014
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by Leigh Cove Algonquin College Sport Business Management Intern Once again winter has settled in, and even though it’s just started people are already counting the days until spring. A lucky few will get to escape and fly somewhere not...
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High Performance
Olympic & Paralympic Games

Canadian Figure Skating Championship
January 9, 2014
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At the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada enjoyed the greatest gold medal haul in history with 14 medals. These were won en route to accumulating 26 medals in total. Now 4 years later, our winter athletes are preparing...
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