Alley Rubadeau – CPT As parents we have all been there. We are on full time kid duty and need to squeeze in a workout. Taking the kiddos to the park you can pretty much guarantee they will have a good time but why not get a fun workout in with them? Here are five
Julia Basso – PhD It’s that spooky time of year, and surely something’s scary…healthcare costs in the United States. Countries around the world spend on average 9% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on health care. From this graph, which represents the healthcare costs per capita as a percentage of the GDP, you can see
Paul Stevens “ALMOST DONE” Halloween was just a couple of days ago and wasn’t it fun to see the little ones show up at the door, wide-eyed and dressed up in all manner of costumes, holding their treat bags open anticipating what we were about to add to their collection of goodies? We
Hank Shell Off-season ski conditioning: a primer I can’t remember exactly what caused the crash. Clarity only lends itself to the events immediately afterward – the immense weight of my body splayed out on the snow, the glare of the late December sun beating through the lenses of my goggles, and the worried thought, Oh
Julia Basso – PhD As we age, cognitive decline is a problem that many of us face. Though pharmacological interventions do not currently exist to help fix this issue, exercise has been shown to improve the way our brains function and therefore how we think and feel. However, an inherent problem to the “just exercise”
Evan Stevens The next few studies were about the effects of creatine supplementation and resistance training in aging adults. We know that aging decreases bone density as well as muscle strength while increasing fat deposition. Working out can prevent this, and the fitter you are when you are younger, the easier it is to be
Evan Stevens This was a hugely interesting session presented by the large Japanese contingent at the ECSS. The whole session was about how our genes contribute to our athletic performance, and how that can further be used to understand health. What came out of the talks was that if you want to be a
Evan Stevens Exercise can be used to treat (if not cure) type 2 diabetes mellitus. We know from past studies that endurance exercise can increase insulin sensitivity up to three times it normally is in a diabetic person, as well, strength training seems to improve insulin sensitivity (to a lesser extent mind you). However, if
Evan Stevens The first talk in this second session was about how balance training can be used to augment neural plasticity in older individuals. As we age, we lose muscle mass and balance ability. The loss of balance comes from a decrease in inhibitory control. We will have increased cortical excitability, which means we have
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
Evan Stevens Based on a talk by Tom Hazell at Take Control of Your Health/Wellness – Exercise Nutrition Symposium, University of Western Ontario Bone health is something at the forefront of many of our minds these days. As we age, we know our bones become more brittle, falls become a source of worry and what
