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Shinty players in the north are taking part in a new UHI Inverness study to identify their needs to complete at the top of their game.

Tallahassee, Fla. (seminoles.com) – The college softball world is certainly glad that Florida State’s Kaley Mudge decided not to pursue weightlifting when she was a senior in high school. As a multi-sport athlete who excelled in every sport she tried – softball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track.  She was a member of her high school’s weightlifting team as a senior. “Weightlifting was a winter sport,” said Mudge.  “Volleyball season ended right before it started and weightlifting ended right when softball started in the spring. I had a few softball teammates that had be...

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Increasing rates of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours among children and youth are important determinants of chronic disease. Supporting children’s participation in organized physical activities like sports has been promoted as a public health strategy to increase physical activity. Evidence shows that successful interventions are family-focused although research on how parental eating and physical activity behaviours influence children’s behaviours is deficient. In this commentary, we argue that interventions to counter physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours should includ...

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