Knowledge Nuggets

What Do You Think? From the introduction of competitive sport, women’s and men’s participation has differed. Efforts to make sport equal have made progress; in athletics, for example, women now have the same opportunity to race 10km at national and international competitions as men do. Despite that, elite runner and coach Leslie Sexton suggests that...

Activity and Exercise Not only is strength training essential for functional movement, injury prevention, and bone health, but increased muscle mass may play a role in lowering the risk of pre-diabetes. Check out what this recent research has to say.

Activity and Exercise For many people, they either love to run, or hate to run. Having a negative perception about running – or any type of exercise – can actually be self-limiting. You might not enjoy it right not, but people’s enjoyment of exercise changes over time. Check out why a simple switch in perception...

The Sport for Life (S4L) Canadian Summit will be taking place from January 24-26, 2017 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy hotel in Gatineau-Ottawa and brings together leaders to enhance the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada. The theme for this year’s summit revolves around “Nurturing Excellence”. SIRC is pleased to be hosting a booth...

Did You Know? There are evidence-based reasons why getting outside is good for us. From cleaner air to healthier eyes to improved psychological health, being in nature has loads of health benefits.

Leadership In multiple professional domains, there exists a gender gap. Sport, too, features far more male coaches and athletes, and with higher exposure and larger salaries. Everyone is impacted, though, and closing the gender gap requires the efforts and commitment of both genders.

People often take a break from racing or competing at certain points in the year. While it’s important to have these breaks to recover, we often also want to retain our fitness. For running, what changes can you make to your mileage to keep your endurance while still letting your body recover?

SIRC Blog Workplaces have changed and provided more employee options over the last few year both in physical space design, the flexibility in hours employers provide, and the options to work from offsite or on. These changes are in response to employers trying to create the most productive work environment for their employees and to...

Coaching Tip One way to ensure that children build appropriate physical literacy skills, enjoy sport, and continue to be active for life is to tailor our coaching to them. Children are not mini-adults: their minds, bodies, and development are different than ours. Learn more about what developmentally appropriate sport is and what to focus on...

What Do You Think? There is a growing concussion issue in contact sports, including hockey. Some hockey organizations have addressed the concern by removing body checking from the sport, only allowing it in older age groups. Some argue that introducing hitting later would actually make it more dangerous, and that hitting safely is a skill...