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On the sidelines but central: The powerful role parents play in youth sport

Anyone who has ever sat through a rainy Saturday soccer match or juggled dinner schedules to accommodate volleyball practice knows that youth sport doesn’t happen without parents. They are the chauffeurs, cheerleaders, fundraisers, and sometimes, the most vocal critics on the sidelines. But as Dr. Nick Holt knows all too well, parents aren’t just a…

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Nutrition and Hydration

What exactly are electrolytes?
March 26, 2013
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Electrolytes are electrically charged particles that help the body function normally. The importance of electrolytes in the human body is so great that we quickly react to an electrolyte deficiency. Athletes in particular are susceptible because electrolytes are depleted during...
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Sleep and Recovery

Recovery Nutrition – Carbs and protein
March 19, 2013
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Recovery nutrition should be an important goal that is placed at the top of any serious athletes training priorities. Immediately after training, muscles are primed to absorb nutrients such as carbohydrate (restores muscle glycogen) and protein (repairs damaged muscle fibres),...
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Treating Tendon Injuries
March 14, 2013
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Tendon injuries are common in the sport community and can affect amateur and professional athletes alike. Tendon injuries are most often the result of gradual wear and tear to the tendon from overuse, incorrect movement or aging. As debilitating as...
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Coaching

Coaching – “Invisible” Disabilities
March 12, 2013
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Participation in organized sport activities has been shown to increase self-confidence, social skills and peer acceptance. Young people with “invisible” disabilities (e.g. learning, emotional/behavioural, and speech/language) can often be overlooked because they have no outward physical characteristics that suggest they...
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The power of plyometric training
March 7, 2013
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Plyometrics (jump training) are exercises designed to produce fast, powerful movements that enhance explosive muscular performance. Many of you may have already used these techniques and not known they are called plyometrics. Plyometric exercises may include; jumping, bounding, hopping, arm...
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Sleep and Recovery

Icy Recovery
February 26, 2013
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Cold therapy is a technique that is very popular in multiple sports and disciplines with many high-performance athletes claiming it as an essential part of their training. Cold water immersion is used as recovery method where exposure to cold is...
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Introducing the ‘sunshine’ vitamin!
February 21, 2013
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Canadian winters mean short days and bundling up against the cold, so getting the required amount of sunlight for absorbing Vitamin D can be difficult. Vitamin D (sometimes called the ‘sunshine vitamin’) is unique in that it requires the skin...
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Beet the competition
February 19, 2013
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A handful of studies performed over the past several years have found that consuming beet juice may lower the oxygen cost of exercise, due to the high concentration of nitrates found in beetroot. As a result, many athletes are consuming...
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InBody Body Composition Analyzer
February 14, 2013
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At the Canadian Sport for Life National Summit in Gatineau-Ottawa, Canada, the staff at SIRC got to meet some very friendly and knowledgeable people and we learned a few new things as well. One of the interesting experiences we had...
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High Intensity Interval Training
February 12, 2013
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Many Canadians cite a “lack of time” when asked about barriers to adding physical activity into their lives. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is used by many athletes and fitness enthusiasts to reach their performance goals and enhance their fitness levels....
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