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It is with sadness that the Department of Kinesiology announces the passing of David Winter, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and internationally renowned scholar in biomechanics and gait. Winter died Monday, February 6, 2012 at the age of 81.

The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo has released Tobacco Use in Canada, Patterns and Trends: 2012 Edition, which provides a high-level overview of tobacco trends in Canada. Now in its third edition, the report utilizes data from national surveys conducted by Health Canada and Statistics Canada.

Is the standing desk the cure to our sedentary woes?

Alex Hutchinson
Globe and Mail
Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 4:00PM EST

Now that we’ve accepted the surprising truth about sedentary behaviour – that sitting at a desk all day wreaks havoc on your health, no matter how much you exercise before or after work – the standing desk is having a moment. Desk jockeys everywhere are rising up.

The cashiers of the world, meanwhile, must be scratching their heads.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

He's got our backs

Do you struggle through sit-ups in the quest for great-looking abs? If so, you might change your exercise routine after you learn what Dr. Stuart McGill has discovered during decades spent as a professor of spine biomechanics in the department of kinesiology.