When Weather Disrupts Your Ride

Developing a Body for Sport and Life

Evan Stevens Based on a talk by Andy O’Brien at Take Control of Your Health/Wellness – Exercise Nutrition Symposium, University of Western Ontario Ever wonder what it takes to become the best at a sport? To achieve Olympic greatness or win a major league title? Mr. O’Brien knows how. He is a professional trainer and

Food in a heart-shaped bowl

Gene-Based Nutrition: Can It Benefit You?

Evan Stevens Based on a talk by Lisa Cianfrini at Take Control of Your Health/Wellness – Exercise Nutrition Symposium, University of Western Ontario If you have been following my How to Eat series on Fast Twitch Grandma, you’ll be familiar with the concepts that Ms. Cianfrini presented. This personalized approach to health is getting to

BJ McHugh, age 85 ran the Honolulu Marathon

Grayson Fertig The Great Gift of Gullibility I like the stories that begin Once Upon a Time…. So many people in my realm like the story that starts with Researchers have found…. My realm is the world of Health and Fitness Personal Trainer That’s it That’s who I am That’s all I’ve amounted to They

Brain Function

Fitness Helps Brain Function As We Age

Julia Basso , PhD Affiliation: Post-doctoral Research Associate, New York University, Center for Neural Science For the past 40 years, the world’s leading experts on learning and memory have gathered in Park City, Utah to discuss the newest and most exciting research on brain function: the brain’s ability to learn and remember information.  I recently

It’s Never Too Late: The Benefits of High Intensity Exercise for Dementia

Contributed by Fiona Callender, Research Assistant, University of Toronto We are all connected to someone who suffers from one form of dementia or another – whether it is directly or through caregivers, friends or relatives. With incidence rising, and Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia now being the leading cause of disability and death in

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