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Friday, December 6, 2013

Neighbourhood outreach with a smile

In November, the University, in partnership with the Waterloo Public Library John M. Harper Branch and the Stork Family YMCA, hosted a day of free family programming developed by Recreation and Leisure Studies students from REC 220 Program Management course.

Over the next week, more than 1,300 high school students from across Ontario will participate in the University of Waterloo’s annual Kinesiology Lab Days event running from December 4 to 13.
The Department of Kinesiology within the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at Waterloo coordinates the event, which was established 40 years ago as an introduction to the new discipline of kinesiology—the science of human movement.

Keep your long-term goals in mind to make your dream a reality, Professor Chris Hadfield told members of a capacity—and captivated—crowd that came to hear his free public lecture at the University of Waterloo today.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Decentring Work

We all like to think we are more than our work –but most of us also have choices in terms of what we do for pay and/or how we spend our time outside of paid work. 

Sunday, December 1, 2013

After a stroke: regaining mobility

For stroke victims, fear of falling can be an insurmountable hurdle to recovery. Kinesiology professor Bill McIlroy saw the effects of that fear after his grandmother broke her hip, and he’s determined to smooth the path for others struggling to regain mobility.

Dr. George Heckman, a physician specializing in aging and cardiovascular disease, joins Waterloo as the Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine with the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Measuring what matters

The Canadian Index of Wellbeing provides unique insights into Canadians’ quality of life – overall, and in specific areas, such as our standard of living, health, the quality of our environment, and the state of our leisure and culture.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Don't slack on the salmon

Ken Stark, the assistant professor in kinesiology develops innovative ways to uncover how much Omega-3 Canadians are consuming. He's testing not the food they eat, but the blood in their veins.