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The changing climate is an added barrier to getting children and youth in Canada to meet the minimum guidelines for being physically active.
A 2020 training session resulted in the death of NRL player Keith Titmuss. An inquest has recommended several changes to training protocols as a result.
A new study has calculated how long you should be sleeping, standing and moving each day for optimal health. And you might be doing more physical activity than you thought.
A lack of support from parents is a major reason why some junior coaches quit. So, what can coaches do to build better relationships with parents?
Heart rate zones are a measure of exercise intensity based on a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
Most kids associate sports coaches with men, but they should be coached by women as well. There’s no quick fix to change attitudes and address biases, though.
Esports, obstacle course racing and pickleball are becoming more and more popular, but how do they impact physical and mental health?
There are ways to incorporate strength-training components into walking to improve your muscle strength and balance.
Offering financial incentives for exercise may be one way of stimulating, and sustaining, a more active lifestyle. Research suggests that even after rewards stop, exercise gains mostly persist.
In both mainstream and Indigenous communities across Canada, sport is neither inherently good nor bad. Rather, it is a tool that must be used responsibly.
People with disability gain many benefits from being physically active, from greater movement to improved mental health. But options for community-based physical activity are limited.
Activity trackers come with a variety of functionalities. While some are important, others you can pay less attention to.
To better measure their activity and become members of a sports community, many amateur athletes are adopting smartwatches and digital tools. But others are giving them up.
Through many social inequities, First Nations peoples are more likely to experience poor mental health. A new review shows how physical activity that includes cultural practices can help.
We should not rule out a direct link between exercise and longevity, but it may have a smaller role than previously thought.
Lifestyle-related dementia risks are complex, with factors like sleep, exercise, diet and social contact interacting with things like cognitive reserve, neuroplasticity and inflammation in the body.
Sedentary lifestyles come with substantial health risks. But even small increases in our daily physical activity may go some way to mitigating these risks.
If you’re thinking of buying a piece of cardio equipment for at-home workouts, here are the pros and cons.
Many workplaces have adopted sit-stand desks, which allow you to sit down or stand up with the push of a button, to reduce the risks of prolonged sitting. But is standing better for your health?
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Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University
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Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University
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Professor, Victoria University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor and Director of the Child Health and Physical Activity Lab, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
