#DadBlog: Setting Up A Routine

By: Mike Caterini Ahhh Gaad…I can’t take it anymore…please …must you be so brutal? “I’m sorry sir, but did you think that undoing 30 years of physical neglect and abuse would be that easy. I’m trying to be as gentle as possible. But you’re tighter than an 80 year old man.” “Well 80 is the

Carpe Diem, The Series: Rise with a Power Breakfast

Author: Paul Stevens In my first and therefore introductory article, I told you a bit about myself and what I do to keep myself active.  For this second installment, I thought I’d outline my usual diet.  How do I keep this older motor running without fouling the internal workings? Recall that I’m not a big

Carpe Diem, The Series: An Exclusive Look at How One Coach Stays Active

Author: Paul Stevens, FastTwitchGrandpa Carpe Diem was the motto at our high school and of course means “Seize the Day”.  Not a bad way to approach our daily lives as we all only get one shot at it.   As we age however, the fire hopefully still burns to grab what life has to offer

Yogi Breaths to Strengthen Your Lungs

Author: Fiona Callender Even with healthy aging comes an inevitable steady decline in dynamic respiratory function. There is a reduction in alveolar area (the part of your lung that exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with your blood) starting at the age of 30, with a loss of about 4% per year after that (Bezerra et

Technology's Impact on Your Sleep

4 Ways To Reduce Technology’s Impact On Your Sleep

by Hadley Seward, certified health coach and certified pediatric sleep consultant Limit screen time within two hours of bedtime. Filter the blue light from your devices. Go back to printed books. Expose yourself to lots of natural light during the day. Sleep is one of the most important indicators of our long-term health. However, most

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

Those Who Run Together, Stay Together

Sara Thompson, MSc in Exercise Science Most of us can relate to the main barriers of exercise: lack of time, lack of motivation, fear, and lack of exercise facilities (Korkiakangas et al., 2009). However, another common barrier is lack of social support – finding someone to work out with is half the battle! Through my

80 is the New 30

Sara Thompson and Fiona Callender During our trip to Europe to visit the research labs, Fiona and I made a quick hop over to Lyon, France. The 2015 World Masters Track and Field Championships were under way while we were in Europe and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to watch while we were there.

Young Brain

Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 2

Author: Julia C. Basso, PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Center for Neural Science, New York University Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 2 Gretchen Reynolds, an exercise blogger for the New York Times, recently wrote a post entitled, “Does exercise help keep our brains young?”  In it, she reported

Parkinson's Disease and Exercise

Exercise To Feel, Think, and Act Like a Young Brain – Part 1

Author: Julia C. Basso, PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Center for Neural Science, New York University Gretchen Reynolds, exercise blogger for the New York Times, recently wrote a post entitled, “Does exercise help keep our brains young?”  In it, she reported on recent published research by Dr. Hideaki Soya and his group at the Laboratory

Getting Active Slows Your Cells Aging

Jessica Caterini, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc. We know that exercise provides a host of benefits to our bodies by improving the function of our heart and lungs as well as improving our muscle strength. But what if there was an ‘anti-aging’ effect that exercise could have on our DNA? Scientists have discovered structures protecting the end

The Importance of Food: How Should I Eat?

Author: Evan Stevens, MSc in Nutritional Science In my previous article, titled “What Should I Eat – Part 1” I introduced the idea that the question of “what” should really be a question of “how.” People’s bodies change and age at different rates, different activities call for different dietary needs, and I left it off with