Why is it important to keep exercising during the isolation period related to COVID-19?
Aaron Fellows, Project Coordinator and Kinesiology Clinic Supervisor for the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, answers that question for the Quebec Kinesiology Association about exercising online.
McGill Education's Aaron Fellows, Project Coordinator and Kinesiology Clinic Supervisor from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, spoke to Shawn Appel at CBC Radio Noon about fitness at home and adapted fitness for those with limitations.
"You don't have to do the perfect workout," says Fellows. "Start small and fit in accumulated exercise throughout the day to keep you motivated."
Get the help and support you need no matter where you are!
Check out our updated list of available virtual support groups and resources for the Montreal and Quebec regions. From Cultural Communities to Social Movements to Volunteering Opportunities, get the information you need to remain safe and connected.
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Congratulations to our awardees of the first round of the McGill Sports Science Fellowships!
These four students are being awarded fellowships to support their research projects outlined below:
Ms. Maxymme Begin (Supervisor Dr. Julie Côté): Sex-specific effects of muscle fatigue on knee biomechanical factors related to running injury risk in healthy young adults
McGill artistic swim team captures 16th national championship under the direction of McGill Education's Associate Professor Dr. Lindsay Duncan (Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education). Duncan, who is Head Coach for the team, credits hard work, endurance, and confidence as key to the success of the team.
With the talk of teacher shortages in Quebec, CTV conducted a story "Is Quebec’s teacher shortage being caused by new laws, poor working conditions?" Some of the Faculty's students were featured in this story, and impacts future educators from all of our departments: https://www.mcgill.ca/x/ZVM
Congratulations to Dr.
McGill's Faculty of Education reminds all students, staff, alumni, and friends that education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind.
Congratulations to Matt Slopecki who received an award from GESTE (CIHR Team on Gender considerations in knowledge transfer interventions) for “Modelling an approach to gender-conscious participatory action-oriented research and knowledge transfer favouring equality, equity and occupational/environmental health”.
Matt was awarded $6,000 for his project: Are workloads appropriately adjusted for strength differences between men and women? Modeling the interaction of anthropometric load and sex on the progession of fatigue during an upper limb repetitive movement task.
Congratulation to Emma Balazs on receiving a 2020 FRQSC Award for her research project titled Sparring with Femininity: An Urban Ethnography of Mixed Gender/Martial Arts Youth Programming.
Congratulations to Hariata Tai Rakena, one of the successful recipients of the Teionkwaienawa:kon Masters Scholarships, which is awarded by the Quebec Indigenous Mentorship Network (Teionkwaienawa:kon). The network is dedicated to the support and mentorship of Indigenous students engaged with research related to Indigenous health.
Hariata's Master's Research Project: Exploring an Onkweho'n:we approach to physical activity health resource development with Kahnawakehró:non.
Montreal, December 12, 2019 — The Quebec Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, has officially announced today the launch of the Bourses d’excellence aux futurs enseignants program, offering $15.8 million dollars in scholarship money to Education students enrolled in a full-time Bachelor of Education program leading to teacher certification. Of the available funds distributed to institutions across the province, Prof.
KPE’s Associate Professor, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, was interviewed on CTV News in reaction to the latest doping scandal involving Russian athletes being banned from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and other international sporting events. Duncan goes on to comment about the impact of these sanctions as well as athletic pressures and today growing culture of supplementation to boost performance and recovery. To watch the full interview: https://www.mcgill.ca/x/Zbf
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Dr. Allison Gonsalves was asked to speak at McGill's December 6th event honouring the memory of the victims of the Polytechnique Massacre; the 30th anniversary of the tragedy and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Dr. Gonsalves was there in her capacity as the Co-Chair for McGill's Senate Subcommittee on Women. The event was covered by the McGill Reporter.
Congratulations to Kinesiology and Physical Education graduate students, Lily Dong and Louis-Philip Guindon for each being honoured with Marlet Foundation awards!
Lily Dong, currently pursuing her MSc in Biomechanics and part of McGill's Women’s Artistic Swimming Roster, was awarded the T. Palmer Howard Memorial Award for demonstrated leadership on a varsity team while maintaining a high academic standing.
