Sleep Well: Effects on Aging Athletes and Sleep

Hadley Seward – certified sleep consultant and certified health coach Studies show that aging has a tangible effect on the body’s ability to perform, including a gradual loss of muscle mass, a decline in flexibility and balance, and less efficient use of oxygen. Recovery time between also becomes increasingly longer. A decline in performance isn’t

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game

Evan Stevens Trigger Motion: Running Terms For Those New to the Game Heading to the track to the first time can be a daunting task. All the new terms and jargon being casually tossed around can lead to a lot of frustration for the ‘newbie’ sprinter and distance runner alike. Proper running form is one

The Importance of Maintaining Mobility during Hospitalization

Karine Shnorhokian Improving Mobility for the Hospitalized Patient Walden University NURS 6052-Section 7, Essentials of Evidence-Based Practice April 27, 2016 Summary Patient immobility during a hospitalization is linked to deconditioning, bed sores, longer hospital length of stay (LOS), and an increased risk of hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP) (Czapluski, Marshburn, Hobbs, Bankard, and Bennett, 2014; Stolbrink et

95 year Old Track Star: Charles Euster

Sara Thompson – MSc in Exercise Science I first learned of Charles Eugster when Fiona Callender and I visited Europe last summer. Fiona and I did a quick tour of Europe, meeting up with a number of researchers who study interval training and the aging population. However, we were also hoping to meet some star

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

Cycling: The Importance of the Long Haul

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) Moving to a new town, albeit one I was fairly familiar with, I had a few things I wanted to accomplish in terms of keeping myself active while at the same time meeting some new people.  One of them was to continue playing hockey

The Top 3 Tips To Improve Your Balance

Grayson Fertig Balance Training: 3 Tips I believe that one reason why I’ve had success as a personal trainer is that I incorporate balance training into the programs that I design for people. I do this for psychological reasons: People find balance challenges very invigorating and very rewarding. And I do this for physiological reasons:

Carpe Diem, The Series: Testing Yourself

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way)! As alluded to in my past couple of articles, I was scheduled to undergo a fitness test.  The genesis of doing this was to determine where I, as a reasonably active 60 year old male fits into the fitness spectrum for my demographic. To

Training for life

Jon Carlock In a way, it’s easy to train an athlete. Because the desired outcome is already known, we know how to condition the body to run a specific distance, or to lift a certain amount of weight. During my educational experiences and while working as a strength and conditioning coach in the USOC’s strength

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Physical Activity Prescription: The Global Goal

Evan Stevens Based on a talk by Jane Thornton at Take Control of Your Health/Wellness – Exercise Nutrition Symposium, University of Western Ontario It has long been known that physical activity can help prevent, mitigate, and even improve chronic disease. Forever Fit Science wouldn’t exist if physical activity caused disease, and you wouldn’t be reading