When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Carpe Diem, The Series: When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) When Weather Disrupts Your Ride Up until the last few days, spring weather has been harder to find around here than low-calorie marshmallows.  Suddenly, however, the big heat switch was thrown on and now we have temperatures in the high 20s, low 30s range

Gran Fondo Canada

Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Preparing for Gran Fondo Canada With kneecap issues seemingly resolved by maintaining some exercises aimed directly at improving  quadriceps/hamstring muscle balance, I have been able to enjoy some great bike rides with my fellow Manditos.  I’m the new guy on the block having lived

Carpe Diem, The Series: Listen to Your Body

Paul Stevens We live in a marvellous time.  I’m not blind, and recognize that we have our modern day challenges. But, on the positive side, our access to information is staggering.  Pretty much everything you need to know is at your fingertips and you only need to move them across a computer keyboard.  This is

Carpe Diem, The Series: Your Daily Dose of Competition

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way)! So here we are at April Fool’s Day and as I’m sure we all know, any prank pulled after the noon hour is to the detriment of the perpetrator. One of the best April Fool’s gags I remember was one served up by a

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

The Sprint to Slow-Down Brain Decline

Contributed by Sara Thompson, MSc, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Human Physiology Research Unit, University of Toronto As we learned from a recent FTG post by Fiona Callender, exercise can improve the cognitive decline that occurs with age. In her article, Ms. Callender highlighted the use of resistance training to improve cognitive function in patients

Have No Fear, High Intesity Exercise Isn’t That Intense

Contributed by Julianne Barry, PhD Student, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus Two of the reasons that people don’t exercise are “lack of enjoyment” and “lack of time”. Although “lack of time” is the number one stated reason why people don’t exercise, let’s face it, when you enjoy doing

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

How HIIT Can Improve Cardiovascular Function

Contributed by Sarah L West, PhD, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Trent University As we have learned through the research pieces highlighted on Fast Twitch Grandma, aging is associated with many physiological changes. One such example is the cardiovascular system, which undergoes many alterations with aging. Vascular function (i.e., how well your blood vessels are working),

Have No Fear, High Intesity Exercise Isn’t That Intense

Contributed by Julianne Barry, PhD Student, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus Two of the reasons that people don’t exercise are “lack of enjoyment” and “lack of time”. Although “lack of time” is the number one stated reason why people don’t exercise, let’s face it, when you enjoy doing