Announcements

Dear Readers, we are pleased to say that our journal offers the opportunity for its readers and subscribers to post announcements to the larger international community. All approved announcements will be posted on our website over a set time frame. This is a good opportunity to post information related to upcoming conferences, events, presentations, etc. Thank you, Editorial Team. 

• Top Three Most Accessed Papers of 2025

  2026-01-10

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• Thank You to Our Reviewers (2025)

  2026-01-10

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• Thank You to Our Reviewers (2023–2024)

  2025-05-18

  We would like to acknowledge and thank our peer reviewers for their generous support of our journal.

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• Tribute to Dr. Norman Gledhill

  2025-05-18

  A celebration of the life, legacy, and lasting impact of Dr. Norman Gledhill—mentor, scholar, and pioneer in Canadian exercise sciences. 

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• Referencing

  2024-03-11

  American Psychological Association (APA) 7th referencing citation style

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• Special Series

  2020-09-30

  We are honoured to announce that we will shortly release a special series dedicated to Dr. Jack and Cheryl Taunton. This series outlines their remarkable contributions to high performance sport, sports medicine, and exercise science. 

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• New Format and Publication Timing

  2019-02-26

  Dear Readers and Authors, 

  We are pleased to say that we have streamlined our publication process to include a new updated Article Template that can be downloaded by authors to expedite the review and publication process. We ask that all prospective authors use this template in their submissions. We are also pleased to announce that we have updated our publication timing to follow a more traditional quarterly pubication schedule. In 2019, our papers will be published on the 30th day of March 2019, June 2019, September 2019, and December 2019. 

  We appreciate your ongoing consideration and look forward to an exciting upcoming year of publications. Sincerely, the Editorial Team

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• Updated Articles on New Platform

  2018-10-23

  Dear Readers, Subscribers, and Authors, 

  We are pleased to say that our migration of articles from our old platform is going well. We are hoping to have all of the issues from 2018 on the new platform within the next few weeks. We appreciate greatly your continued support of our journal.

  Sincerely, Shannon Bredin (Editor, Health & Fitness Journal of Canada)

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• New Platform

  2018-10-01

  Dear Readers, we are pleased to say that our new platform has been warmly received by the international community. If you have any difficulties accessing or submitting articles please be sure to send our team an email. Sincerely, Editorial Team

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• New Platform

  2018-08-02

  New Website Platform Arrives for the Health & Fitness Journal of Canada

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• 2020 International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Congress

  2018-08-01

  Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Bredin (Editor) and Dr. Darren Warburton (Associate Editor) on being selected to Chair the 2020 International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) Congress, Vancouver, October 28 to 31, 2020. 

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• CACPR Student Scholarship Opportunity

  2017-03-04

  Student Scholarship Awards offered by the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada and the CACPR Read More Read more about CACPR Student Scholarship Opportunity

• Upcoming Conference: CACPR Spring Conference

  2017-03-03

  Beyond Patient Education: Motivating and Engaging Patients Towards Health Behaviour Change

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• BACKGROUND PAPERS FOR THE PAR-Q+ AND ePARmed-X+

  2011-08-07

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• Tribute to Dr. Roy Shephard

  2011-02-12

  Dr. Roy Shephard: A tribute to the Dean of Exercise and Physical Activity Science. Read More Read more about Tribute to Dr. Roy Shephard