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Don’t want to exercise? We are inundated on a daily basis with advertisements showing healthy, fit, and very muscular young people working out at gyms.  They tell us that in order to be happy and healthy we too must join the gym, perform Parkour, Pilates, CrossFit, and run a marathon…. But, what if we can’t, […]

Exercise for Longevity When did exercise become “a thing” that we have to do?  It used to be that people led active lives, walking to school, to work, the store or bus stop.  We cleaned our homes, took care of our gardens, walked up stairs and walked over to a friend.  Now everyone has a […]

Better Balance as We Age Exercises which include changes in position in addition to strengthening and flexibility greatly reduce the risk of falling.  Proprioception is your ability to sense where your body and limbs are positioned in space. It’s what allows you to walk up stairs without looking at your feet and bring a cup […]

Benefits of Exercise Did you know that according to Exercise Is Medicine® Canada, light to moderate exercise can reduce your chances of developing the following conditions:   hypertension diabetes cardio vascular disease stroke colon cancer mortality and risk of recurrent breast cancer Alzheimers depression as effectively as medications or cognitive behavioural therapy   In other […]