WINTER 2003 ISSUE OF WELLSPRING--"MYTHUNDERSTANDINGS" ABOUT PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
1. What's in this issue?
2. Reprinting WellSpring
3. News from the Alberta Centre for Active Living
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1. WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE?
This issue focuses on several "mythunderstandings" about physical activity.
To download this issue, visit our web site at
http://www.centre4activeliving.ca/Publications/EdPublicationsIndex.html. You
can download either the entire issue in pdf or individual articles in Word
format.
This issue contains the following articles:
- "Beyond Exercise Prescription to Advocating for Active Living," by Joan
Wharf-Higgins, PhD, School of Physical Education, University of Victoria,
Victoria, British Columbia.
- "Aren't Physically Inactive People Simply Lazy?" by Greg Hart, Performance
and Health Systems Specialist, Beyond Compliance Inc., Calgary, Alberta.
- "Resistance to Exercise: Questioning the Myth of the Fit Female Body," by
Kerry McGannon, PHD, Research Associate, Alberta Centre for Active Living,
Edmonton, Alberta.
- "Don't Children Get all the Exercise They Need from Playing?" by John
Valentine, MA, Chair, Physical Education, Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton,
Alberta.
This issue also contains information on Health Canada's new support
materials for Canada's Physical Activity Guides for Children and Youth.
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2. REPRINTING WELLSPRING
If you would like to reprint an article from WellSpring in your publication
or post it on your web site, please contact Kathy Garnsworthy at
1-780-415-6248 or [log in to unmask]
If you know someone who would like to receive e-mail notices about new
issues of WellSpring, please contact Margaret Burns at
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3. NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA CENTRE FOR ACTIVE LIVING
- Dr. Kerry McGannon
The centre is very sorry to say farewell to Dr. Kerry McGannon, our Research
Associate,
who is leaving us to take up a position at the University of Iowa. Kerry has
contributed many strong articles over the past year both to WellSpring and
Research Update. She will continue to be associated with the centre as a
research affiliate.
- Dr. Adrian Bauman at the University of Alberta
The Alberta Centre for Active Living recently co-sponsored a presentation by
Dr. Adrian Bauman. Dr. Bauman is Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology
at the School of Community Medicine, University of South Wales, in Sydney,
Australia. Dr. Bauman is a
leading international authority on physical activity and public health. His
presentation, “Physical Inactivity—The Neglected Risk Factor: What to Do
about It,” focused on innovative strategies to promote active living. Dr.
Bauman's PowerPoint presentation is available on the centre’s web site at
www.centre4activeliving.ca/new.html.
- Health in Action (HIA) Workshops
The centre supports HIA, a web site that links health promotion and injury
prevention practitioners to programs, research, and resources in Alberta.
HIA is offering a free workshopfor practitioners on how to use all aspects
of the site. For more information, contact Dawn Vallet, HIA Project Manager,
at 780-465-1248 or [log in to unmask] (or visit HIA’s site at
www.health-in-action.org/HelpEnter.shtml).
- Focus on Research
The centre is part of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at
the University of Alberta. The faculty has started a new Focus on Research
web page, highlighting the work of a different researcher every month. To
view this month’s article, visit the faculty’s web site at
www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/per/nav02.cfm?nav02=15059&nav01=132.
Kathy Garnsworthy
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Alberta Centre for Active Living
Edmonton AB
Tel.: 780 415-6248 (Mon./Tues./Wed./Fri.)
www.centre4activeliving.ca
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