Are you a undergrad student or member of staff at UBC Okanagan? Interested in lowering your stress? Take part in a simple and easy mobile app study and receive $25 to Amazon.ca!
If interested, please email: rebecca.l@alumni.ubc.ca.
Fitness Classes for Everyone!
No matter who you are, it takes dedication and commitment to get active and stay active! The research is plain and simple, working out in groups does wonders!
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/plus-size-fitness-health-benefits-1.3396061
Can High Intensity Training be Beneficial to Sedentary Populations?
Just published, yesterday, Dr. Jung, Dr. Little, and Dr. Batterham, comment on previous researcher’s doubts about sedentary populations being unable to perform sprint interval training. Simply put, it has to be scientifically proven, by a randomized control trial. This is an informative piece that supports the importance of research, and the belief of the countless benefits of High Intensity Interval Training!
Got Milk? Stay Informed, Stay Healthy!
Milk and milk products seem to be getting a bad rap these days. Whether it is misinformation from advertisements, diet trends, unsupported sources, or simply just the ‘word on the street’, dairy is not feeling the love. Yet it continues to give us love through calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D! Give this informative and scientifically supported article a read, it might just surprise you!
http://whatcounts.com/dm?id=8E4A998003B06F14F9F63370DD0356F212F2AAF04BD8D4DE
HEPL Lead Researcher – Top Forty Under 40
Dr. Mary Jung is recognized as one of Kelowna’s 2014 ‘Top Forty Under 40’ by the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, a competition highlighting successful, local young professionals in their accomplishments. A MSFHR Scholar (2014), assistant UBC-O Human Kinetics professor, and director of HEPL, Dr. Jung has also recently partnered with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, investigating the effects of self-regulatory exercise and lifestyle change among pre-diabetic participants. In her academic career, Jung has co-authored over 53 publications and bears almost 500 citations, thus far (Mary Jung).
Calling all UBC Okanagan Women in Science
Are you a Woman in Science on the UBC Okanagan Campus? Have you struggled with questions about how to find your place in academia?
Come join Dr. Mary Jung on April 8th as she discusses topics such as the negotiation of a equitable salary, how to balance your graduate degree while considering starting a family, and how to remain true to yourself and your goals while developing a career in academia.
Dr. Jung will also run through a few mock scenarios that touch on the hiring process and salary negotiations. You won’t want to miss this.
Come join us April 8th at 12:30pm in ARTS 219 for discussion over a FREE healthy lunch and refreshments!
