Destressing the Workplace

Just about everyone who has held a job has felt a degree of anxiousness or stress about it at some point. In fact, there are times when stress provides us with the energy and motivation to meet or exceed expectations. The pressure can help us rise to the occasion and meet challenges, goals and/or deadlines. However, when stress goes beyond this and causes exhaustion, frustration, dissatisfaction...Read more

Role of a Sport Psychologist

Today’s athletes experience a variety of pressures and stress when it comes to sport performance. Many athletes, teams and coaches are taking advantage of sport psychology professionals to aid them in achieving their performance goals. As such sport psychologists are becoming more and more accepted as a regular part of the coaching and support staff for teams and individual athletes. It is...Read more

Entering the Positive World of Yoga

By Jessica Price Algonquin Sport Business Management student Yoga is an ancient tradition that focuses on breathing, simple mediation, and body posture. Today, yoga has become increasing popular because people use it as a means to good health and relaxation. With heart disease on the rise, and stress being one of the major contributors it is no wonder people are attracted to the holistic view of...Read more

Le jardinage est plus qu'un simple hobby!

Le jardinage est une excellente manière de passer vos journées au printemps, en été et à l’automne. Que vous travailliez dans votre propre jardin, que vous preniez soin des pots de fleurs ou que vous entreteniez un jardin communautaire * , jardiner peut offrir un excellent moyen d’ activité physique * . Cela favorite la socialisation avec les voisins et les membres de la collectivité et il y a un...Read more

Why should women try powerlifting?

If someone said to you that they knew something you could do that would be empowering, challenging, engaging and would change your body composition - would you consider it? Powerlifting , often confused with Olympic lifting, is an individualized sport in which competitors attempt to lift as much weight as possible for one repetition in the squat, bench press, and deadlift. For women, powerlifting...Read more

Pouquoi les femmes essaient la dynamophilie?

Si quelqu’un vous a dit qu’il connaît quelque chose que vous pourriez faire qui serait valorisant, exigeant, intéressant, qui changerait la composition de votre corps – y penseriez-vous? La dynamophilie *, souvent mélangée avec les soulevés olympiques, est un sport individualisés dans lequel les concurrents tentent de soulever le plus de poids possible pour une répétition en flexions de jambes,...Read more

Preventing Burnout in Children

Burnout in sport is defined as “physical/emotional exhaustion, sport devaluation, and reduced over-training and by competing too often. This is an important issue in youth sports because it often leads to dropping out of sport completely. Participation in sport offers many benefits to children and with so many people leading sedentary lifestyles, it's becoming even more important to keep our kids...Read more

Never underestimate the power of a good walk

Walking is one of the least expensive and most accessible forms of physical exercise. It can be adopted by people of all ages and abilities, requires no training and is a great benefit to your health. Walking isn't an exercise that leads to many injuries, although it's still a good idea to equip yourself with proper fitting shoes and loose comfortable clothes . Whatever the weather conditions be...Read more

Bad workouts equal bad days, or do they?

We have all experienced those days where we just seemed a little off and we didn't reach the exercise goal we had set for ourselves. Most stress and worry about these days, but it might be worthwhile to think of these 'bad' workouts as a learning experience . If you have a workout that goes poorly, evaluate if that workout fits your personal workout style. Understanding your strengths and...Read more

Hit the Start Line Prepared!

You’ve been preparing for your big competition and it’s finally here. Managing stress when you are about to compete is always a challenge when you’ve put so much effort in the hopes of being successful. Pre-event planning is not something to be overlooked and can be essential to your achieving your goal. Knowing that everything is in order and accounted for can help to ease your mind and help you...Read more