The 5th Sign

Episode 7 - Over the Counter: viaSport Inclusion

"Fundamentally, it’s a human right. Play is in the UN charter of the rights of the child. Every youth has the right to access sport, activity, recreation. So on a basic level, that to me is why I come to work every day." Kyle and Melissa talk with Shawna Lawson, the Manager of Research and Social Innovation of viaSport. They discuss the research viaSport is doing at the community level to make sport and recreation more inclusive to marginalized youth in British Columbia.

Episode 6 - Over the Counter: Spirit of the Game

Kyle and Melissa continue the Over the Counter: Inclusion in Sport Series. Our hosts sit down with Derek Kief, the cofounder and cochair of Rain City Ultimate Club (RCUC). RCUC is a LGBT2Q+ and allies organization that promotes inclusion and living a healthy lifestyle in Vancouver. On this episode we discuss how ultimate frisbee is uniquely designed to promote inclusion in the community and what other sports can learn from this great game.

Episode 5 - Over the Counter: They CAN Play

Kyle and Melissa introduce The 5th Sign's new inclusion in sport and physical activity series, Over the Counter. The team sit down with Dr. Stephanie Jull from the Canucks Autism Network (CAN) to discuss the benefits of sport and recreation in children and families living with autism. https://www.canucksautism.ca/ https://www.actcommunity.ca/

Episode 4 - A Personal Touch

On today's episode, Kyle and Reid talk with certified strength and conditioning specialist, Jesse Charlton, about the benefits of resistance training. Jesse is currently an aspiring clinician scientist in the process of completing the PhD/Physiotherapy combined program. Jesse discusses how having so many hats in the field of exercise is medicine has changed his views.