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  • Exercise reduces risk of injury and increases vitality

    Posted on October 30, 2017

    Prof Paola Wood has always believed that exercise could improve quality of life, and a main objective of her research has been to produce usable and relevant work that can make a difference in people's lives.

  • Sport for Development and Peace

    Posted on April 06, 2017

    Dr Engela van der Klashorst writes about the inherent power of sport to bring communities together, to provide a sense of inclusion to people living on the fringes of society and to solve a myriad of social problems.

  • Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle research in the spotlight at UP

    Posted on September 06, 2016

    The University of Pretoria has identified 'Sport, exercise medicine and lifestyle interventions for chronic disease' as one of its four main strategic niche areas for research activity in the next decade.

  • Visually impaired Tuks athlete graduates with MA degree

    Posted on April 18, 2016

    'Perseverance overcomes failure and turns the extraordinary achievement into great success.' These words certainly apply to Carley Lomax, a visually impaired student at the University of Pretoria (UP), who graduated with an MA degree in Recreation and Sport Management at the University's Autumn...

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