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(Wolfville, NS) -
Acadia University and Dalhousie University will co-host Building
Bridges 2006, a conference on research and the promotion of health
and wellness in Canada. This joint conference of the Canadian
Society for Exercise Physiology and the Canadian Society for
Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology takes place November 1 to
4 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront at 1919 Upper Water Street,
Halifax, NS. Silken Laumann and astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield
will be giving keynote addresses.
Participants of
Building Bridges 2006 will take part in free communications and
addresses by some of Canada's top researchers and proponents of
physical activity. Researchers, professionals, students,
practitioners, community members and business people from different
fields will discuss how to address some of the problems of
inactivity in society from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Laumann, one of
Canada’s most highly recognized athletes and an ambassador to
millions of children across the world, will speak to the 500
delegates on her Active Kids movement, a national charity dedicated
to increasing physical activity in children. Astronaut Colonel
Hadfield will talk about the experiences and challenges he faced
with research and movement in space.
Additional symposia
will highlight physical activity promotion initiatives across
Canada, physical activity promotion in the elderly, and will
highlight high performance sport as an application of physical
endeavor. Each society will also have their own scholarly programs
and address issues in exercise physiology, exercise psychology and
psychomotor behaviour.
In conjunction with
the conference, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology's
Health and Fitness Program will also be launching the release of two
new certifications—the CSEP Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and the
CSEP Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP). These certifications
were developed to ensure that quality fitness practices and physical
activity counseling services are available to assist in the
promotion of an active lifestyle for all Canadians. During the
conference approximately 100 fitness professionals will be certified
as CSEP Personal Trainers and Exercise Physiologists, to assist with
the promotion of fitness and physical activity across Canada.
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