Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among Canadians, says Mark Badrov. He hopes to help do something about it.
A kinesiology student in the second year of his master’s program, Badrov is seeking volunteer subjects for his study into how an isometric hand grip device, which users squeeze over short but sustained intervals, helps to lower blood pressure.
“It’s a novel, simple, time-efficient method of treatment, but we’re still trying to understand why it works,” he says.
The Lancer football team will look to better its 3-1 record when it hosts the Guelph Gryphons, Saturday, October 1, at 7 p.m. on Alumni Field.
The game is the centrepiece of a weekend’s worth of events which opens Friday with a soccer doubleheader against the McMaster Marauders. The women play at 7 p.m. and the men at 9:15 p.m.
Friday evening also features separate receptions for graduates of human kinetics programs, football alumni, and fans of the Blue & Gold.
Canadian University Sport named UWindsor kinesiology grad Erika Reiser (BHK 2011) to its Academic Top 8 for the 2010/11 season.
The former Lancer pole vaulter graduated in movement science this spring with a grade point average of 12.4 on a 13-point scale, earning the President’s Medal as the top overall student at the University of Windsor in terms of academic achievement and contribution to campus and community.
Julian “Jules” Woolf is a lifelong, drug-free athlete who is adamantly opposed to the use of steroids in sports, but has a slightly different take than most on how an anti-doping message ought to be conveyed to athletes looking for ways to artificially enhance their performance.
“The message that comes out is that steroids will kill you,” said Dr. Woolf, a new assistant professor in kinesiology. “The fact is, there is little empirical support for this. The potential for harm is overplayed, so the message loses credibility. We need a more informative approach.”
Kali Gawinski is fit, but was surprised how much of a workout yoga is.
The MHK candidate is looking for participants in a study of the physiological benefits provided by practising yoga, which involves specialized breathing techniques, physical exercises and postures, and meditation.
“We’re comparing hot yoga to regular yoga, trying to determine whether they provide physical benefits on a par with more traditional forms of exercise,” says Gawinski. “Does yoga impact cardio-vascular fitness?”
In preparing for her research this spring, she decided to try yoga herself.
