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Your car starts to sink. What do you do?

December 5, 2019 — 
Gordon Giesbrecht has dedicated his career to saving people from sinking vehicles. He shares that knowledge this week at the University of Manitoba.

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Could blood flow restricted exercise work for women too?

November 27, 2019 — 
While blood flow restricted (BFR) exercise training seems to be a boon for increased muscle size in men, finding studies examining BFR exercise in females is a bit of a workout of its own—until now.

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Cartilage research study seeking participants

November 25, 2019 — 
A new research study at the University of Manitoba will be like a walk in the park for participants. Except it won't be in a park: it'll be on a treadmill and you'll be wearing a weighted vest.

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‘Spirit of the Bison’ celebrates Indigenous cultures & athletics

November 25, 2019 — 
While it won't show up on the official scoresheets, this Saturday's Bison Sports games have extra meaning

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How’s your back feeling?

November 22, 2019 — 
Scapular dyskinesis might be why you have a bad back or sore shoulders.

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Poster competition winner relishes research experience

November 13, 2019 — 
Sasha Kullman started the morning of Thursday, Oct. 24 just like any other day. She ate breakfast, scrolled through her feeds, and headed for another day of school at the U of M. She returned home later that day a first place winner at the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition.

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New ringette rec club off to a hot start

November 8, 2019 — 
The RAPID have come out of the gate flying: in a tournament in Regina the weekend of Nov. 1, the club swept the competition en route to a first place finish.

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Large scale surveys lag behind on questions about sexual orientation

November 5, 2019 — 
While our understandings of sexual orientation, sex, and gender continue to progress, the questions asked by researchers on surveys lag behind. A Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management-led research team wants to change that.

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Did you eat at a pop-up restaurant this year?

November 4, 2019 — 
If you had the chance to check out a temporary or pop-up restaurant with the past 12 months, a Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management-led study wants all the scrumptious details.

Recreation Services fitness champions, UM legal team

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Fitness Champions: Building Healthy Communities at UM

November 1, 2019 — 
Learn how Recreation Services fitness championship have used their inspirational stories and embraced their role to be a guiding light for people looking for a supportive health-conscious community. Registration for winter programs opens November 14.

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