Researchers found that factors such as the location and design of the facility, the formal agreements between operating groups and the breadth of sport and recreation programming offered at the facility all contributed to promoting a legacy of participation post-event.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo found that participation in activities such as fitness classes and intramural and drop-in sports before the pandemic was linked to lower levels of stress and higher levels of perceived competence to handle challenges and master school workload during the lockdown.
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Waterloo, found that the subjective visual vertical – a measure of how individuals perceive the orientation of vertical lines – shifted considerably after participants played a high-intensity VR game.
Laura Middleton, assistant professor of kinesiology, is investigating the impact of exercise and physical activity on slowing cognitive decline.
Recreation and leisure studies professor Steve Smith’s research in culinary tourism reflects his expertise in tourism and his particular love and interest in culinary travel.
Tobacco is the largest preventable cause of premature death in the world. One billion people worldwide will die of tobacco related illnesses in this century if current patterns and trends persist.
John Hirdes of the School of Public Health and Health Systems played an unexpected role in getting help to vulnerable people after the disastrous earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.
Police officers spend up to four hours during a 12-hour shift engaged in computer and data entry in their cruisers.
Canada’s young people are overweight, and the chief culprits are poor eating habits and lack of exercise. Obesity is a particular problem among First Nations youth, putting them at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease.
Astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) regularly do experiments for Earth-bound researchers in the station’s near-zero gravity. Sometimes they are the experiment.