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Exposure to work-related physical and psychological load in career firefighters at three timepoints over one year
(2019)
Background: Firefighters experience high rates of injury – both physically and to their mental health. Firefighting is a unique context to study the interaction of these factors due to the cyclical nature of the work and ...
Exploring the perspectives of experienced healthy older adults participating in a community-based tai-chi program
(2019)
Only 13% of older Canadian adults, often identified as individuals between the ages of 50 and 65, participate in the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week. Tai chi has been promoted as a form of physical ...
The effects of therapeutic patellar taping techniques on lower extremity kinematics during running in individuals with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome
(2016)
The effectiveness of patellar taping techniques for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS),
including McConnell’s Medial Glide and Mechanical Correction Technique with Tension in the
Base, remains controversial, with no ...
Examining the impact of a short-term mindfulness intervention on resilience and symptoms of psychological distress in a first-year university classroom
(2019)
Background: The high prevalence of poor mental health has become a serious concern in today’s global society. One adverse form of mental health is psychological distress which involves anxiety, depression, and/or stress ...
Investigating high performance perfectionist athletes' perceptions of the junior to senior sport transition
(2014)
Whether or not perfectionism is a healthy personality characteristic is a topic of much debate among researchers (Flett & Hewitt, 2005). One way to investigate this is to differentiate how “healthy” or “unhealthy” ...
Predicting moral behaviour in sport: individual and interactive relationships involving motivational climate, gender, and perfectionism
(2016)
A large proportion of Canadian youth aged 15 to 19 – approximately 60 percent – participate in organized sport (Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute, 2015). Given this significant number, popular media portrayals ...
Effects of kettlebell mass & swing cadence on heart rate, blood lactate and ratings of perceived exertion during an interval kettlebell swing protocol
(2013)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of kettlebell mass and swing cadence on heart rate, blood lactate and RPE during an interval kettlebell swing protocol in experienced female kettlebell users. Eighteen ...
“Be kind to yourself – because you’re doing fine”: using self-determination theory to explore the health-related experiences of primiparous women participating in a motivational interviewing-via-co-active life coaching intervention
(2017)
Pregnancy and the postpartum period are a vulnerable time for the onset of
obesity, especially in primiparous (first-time) mothers. Because postpartum weight retention is a
strong independent risk factor for chronic ...