The 2022 Victoria Forum convenes global delegates to discuss the Commonwealth lək̓ʷəŋən Sport Declaration on Truth, Reconciliation and Partnership with Indigenous Peoples.
Amid society’s growing focus on mental health, one donor is asking what else she can do to improve student health and wellness.
Ryan Rhodes discusses research-based tips for sticking to new healthy lifestyle goals, as published in The Conversation Canada.
Eight UVic researchers are the "who's who" of influential scholars and named top one per cent in their fields for being highly cited in scientific publications.
University of Victoria men's rugby alumnus Nathan Hirayama, alongside Ontario-raised basketball player Miranda Ayim, both 33, were named Canadian co-flagbearers this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
CARSA’s performance gym was used as a practice facility during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament last week.
We the West basketball festival organizers invited local artists to reflect the spirit of Olympic qualifiers event through a court mural project, a meeting of sports and art. UVic alum Emily Thiessen’s mural design is a hawk taking flight while honouring the beauty of lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.
Recent kinesiology graduate Ashley Hoydal-Payne gained the experience she needed to launch her business through an internship focused on community wellness and digital media.
UVic researchers build more resilient communities in the wake of COVID-19.
UVic's CanAssist has launched a new website aimed at improving independence and safety among BC seniors. Ability411.ca provides information and personalized answers to seniors' questions about technologies and equipment.
There’s nothing quite like looking across the ocean and feeling the fresh salty air filing your lungs as you ride your bike along Dallas Road. And Carson Sage, who graduates with a MA in Kinesiology this month, has been offering senior citizens in Victoria and beyond the opportunity to reconnect with nature through free bike rides, via the Cycling Without Age program.
Already blown your New Year's resolution to get more physical exercise? You're not alone. Exercise psychologist Ryan Rhodes studies how to motivate people to fulfill their exercise intentions. Research shows that only 28 per cent of beginners follow through with their intentions after six months. Much of the drop-off happens within the first two weeks.
Renovations in McKinnon are now almost complete and the building is now the teaching and research hub for the School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education.
This isn't your average soccer game—it's blind soccer. Drop-in blind soccer is a student-led success story, brought to UVic after two Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education students were assigned a class project about adapted sports and recreation.
A study published by Clarise Lim, graduate student in kinesiology working with Ryan Rhodes at the UVic Behavioural Medicine Lab, examines the relationship between dog walking behaviours and dog characteristics, owners’ sense of responsibility and attachment to their dogs, and the quality of their motivations.
New Year's resolutions to exercise more are as predictable as post-holiday leftovers, bloated credit card statements and pine needles embedded in the carpet. But while the joint goal of getting fit and losing weight is generally the most popular of resolutions, it is also the one most commonly broken.
