Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation

Learn more about the undergraduate programs available through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.

Learn more about the graduate programs available through the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.

The Faculty offers professional education opportunities including four graduate-level certificates in sport, coaching, and recreation.

In for the chill: five useful tips to help you stay fit in the winter

Michael Kennedy, associate professor in KSR, shares essential cold-weather exercise tips—from smart layering to staying hydrated. Discover how braving the chill can enhance endurance and help burn fat!
More than an hour of exercise a week may help with ‘baby blues’, says study

A recent study led by Prof. Margie Davenport at KSR suggests that engaging in more than an hour of moderate exercise per week could significantly reduce postpartum depression. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that activities like brisk walking and water aerobics may lower the risk of major postpartum depression by nearly 45% and help lessen the severity of “baby blues.”
Top 40 Under 40 2024: Rebecca Rubuliak

Director of Continuous Improvement and Innovation, Skills Society, Action Lab
Researchers simplify digital reconstruction of bones

Streamlined process yields accurate, accessible and cost-effective 3D models for studying anatomy and biomechanics, explains Loren Chiu
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‘Experts in their own lives’: amplifying children’s voices in research

Involving children in the information-gathering process is key to making research more useful in their lives.
Uncertainty clouds Vancouver's 2026 World Cup cost estimates

Whatever the new figure, Dr. Brian Soebbing, a sports economy expert, said cost estimates for any large-scale sporting event tend to be wrong.
Edmonton researcher studies the beautiful game in Australia

We hear about a FIFA project that aims to help female soccer players train better.
Study explores recreationalist behaviour on unofficial Kananaskis trails

Elizabeth Halpenny says the field survey will reveal some of the social sciences behind why people use unofficial trails.
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