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An upbeat dance class

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Learn a new skill this spring with UM Recreation Services

March 5, 2020 — 
What better time to learn something new then the season of new beginnings? Learn self-defence, a new dance, how to swim, how to calm your mind, or how to play a new sport this spring with UM Recreation Services.

Deanna Pesun in the ALC Agora. She's wearing a U of M Bisons jacket.

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Massage-a-Thon takes over UM March 13-20

March 3, 2020 — 
Get a massage on campus and help support UM's athletic therapy students.

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Exploring mental health through improv theatre

March 2, 2020 — 
A troupe of UM students are breaking the stigmas of mental health through creative expression.

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Todd Duhamel sitting in front of flowers and shrubs on the campus of the University of Manitoba

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Wpg Free Press: On the heart beat

February 27, 2020 — 
Todd Duhamel is amongst a trio of local researchers making an impact on the global battle against cardiovascular disease in women.

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Wearable systems’ applications in health research

February 25, 2020 — 
March's Research Seminar Series looks at the emergence of mobility and activity monitoring of older adults using inertial sensing and location sensing.

Team Canada celebrates after winning the world championship

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Zacharias rink wins world junior curling gold

February 22, 2020 — 
UM's unofficial curling team stands above the rest at the world junior championships in Russia.

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In a male-dominated sport, two UM route-setters are making their own path

February 14, 2020 — 
Naomi Dersksen and Gabrielle Lemiren found common-ground with others in the sport of wall climbing at a women's only routesetting workshop. Want to try climbing, or flex some of your skills? SIgn-up for the Annual Climbing Competition happening March 8.

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A trio of people sitting and chatting in the Active Living Centre gym.

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EXTENDED—Personal training & nutrition week runs until Feb. 9

February 7, 2020 — 
Personal training and nutrition week is UM Recreation Services' chance to share some of their great features at an unbeatable price.

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Seminar explores the science behind avoiding obstacles

February 4, 2020 — 
Navigating safely through a cluttered environment requires avoiding static and moving obstacles and, more specifically, other pedestrians. This topic will be explored in detail at the Friday, Feb. 7 edition of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management Research Seminar Series.

A football player running with the football trying to break a tackle

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Do we equate sport performance to mental toughness?

February 3, 2020 — 
Are assessments of an athlete’s mental toughness influenced by how that athlete performs in a single moment in a game? A new Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management study suggests it does.

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