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Spring 2019

Mcweeny, David Kelly

Background: Although a number of studies to date have investigated the acute physiological outcomes of single CrossFit Workout Of the Days (WODs) and/or fitness attributes of well-trained CrossFit athletes, the variable populations, training histories, and short duration analysis of participants...

Fall 2020

Acton, Kelsie

Integrated dance brings together disabled and non-disabled people to train, rehearse, and perform (Cooper Albright, 1997). In integrated dance, like normative Western concert dance, practices of timing are tacit knowledge and rarely examined. Using participatory performance creation, which brings...

Fall 2019

Frantsi, Janita

Injuries are a serious risk to contemporary dancers. Consequently, previous research has suggested supplementary training practices, such as conditioning and somatics, as a way to prevent injuries and improve dancers’ body awareness (e.g., Allen, 2009; Franklin, 2004; Fortin & Girard, 2005)....

Fall 2022

McCrackin, Tyree

This study examines the life of Canadian Olympian Dave Rees. Rees has played a multidimensional role in the practice and promotion of Nordic skiing in Canada. Born in 1943, he is an athlete, teacher, writer, coach, administrator, and curator of the Canadian Museum of Nordic Skiing in Canmore,...

Spring 2020

Day, Mariel

This study sought to map contemporary dancers’ embodied experiences of gentleness through an improvisational dance process. Scholars highlight the continued harshness of the dance training and performing environment (e.g., Aalten, 2007; Barr & Oliver, 2016; Markula, 2015; McEwen & Young, 2011;...

Fall 2021

Bourque, Anthony Stephen

Risk-aversion is prevalent in North America, and the literature (Brussoni et al., 2012) has suggested that Adventure Playgrounds may be an appropriate intervention to re-introduce risky play into children’s lives. However, even within spaces that allow for more risk-taking during play, children’s...

Fall 2019

Predy, Madison

Background Children engage in more active play when they are outside compared to inside. With a large proportion of children attending childcare outside of the home, childcare centres have been identified as important setting for children’s outdoor play. However, the duration and frequency of...

Fall 2020

Myre, Maxine

The purposes of this dissertation were to examine the relationship between weight stigma and physical activity (PA) from the perspective of women with obesity and investigate strategies that may reduce the impact of PA-related weight stigma. I conducted three studies to address these...

Fall 2021

McFadden, Kimberley Inez

It is well understood that the majority of adolescents today do not meet the current physical activity (PA) recommendations of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity every day. In exploring adolescents’ motivation to engage in PA, previous research has mostly taken an explicit approach by...

Fall 2018

Murphy, Michelle

This study investigates ski resort development and proposals on the eastern slopes of Alberta between 1980 and 2000 with a specific focus on Kananaskis Country. It highlights issues between conservation imperatives and recreation and sport development. It examines the site selection for the 1988...