A study of marathon participants older than 50 years of age has found similar temporary effects as those found in runners between 18 and 40 years of age. Any cardiac abnormalities during a marathon disappear within a week after completing a race.
“There was no evidence of permanent heart damage from repeated marathon running in individuals […]

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MP Rod Bruinooge will join David Barnard, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba, and Jane Watkinson, dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the opening of a new state-of-the-art fitness facility.
What: Theraband “ribbon” cutting to open new fitness facility
When: Friday, December 9, 2011, at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Circuit Training Centre, Third […]

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At noon today, the 22nd annual Sneakers In Motion Day will be held at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry Campus. (The Bannatyne Campus will have its own parallel event on Thursday, June 16, 2011.)The event begins with an enthusiastic mass warm-up of all staff members at the Curry Place Pedway (located between Aboriginal House […]

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On Thursday, June 9, 2011, the 22nd annual Sneakers In Motion Day will be held at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry Campus. (The Bannatyne Campus will have its own parallel event on Thursday, June 16, 2011.)
At noon, the event begins with an enthusiastic mass warm-up at the Curry Place Pedway (located between Aboriginal House […]

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