By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS A recent study revealed that poor CRF in Canadian adults costs the country CAD $3.6 billion annually in healthcare and productivity losses, accounting for 2.7% of Canada’s total burden of illness. While these numbers are alarming, the U.S. faces an even larger crisis due to its bigger population, with billions spent managing chronic conditions linked to low fitness levels
Nutrition and exercise to prevent sarcopenia in women
By Gabe Sanders, PhD, NSCA-CSCS Your diet is your co-warrior in this battle, and eating a healthy, balanced diet is key! While the clock never stops ticking, understanding, and tackling sarcopenia can help us slow down the inevitable, keeping our muscles stronger for longer.
Body Mass Index, A Great Indicator of Health
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS The truth is that BMI is more often than not a good indicator of health, and being at a weight that places your BMI in a healthy range is attainable and good for you.
Does Minimum Exercise Result in Optimal Health? Not Really!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends 150 minutes of moderately intense activity every week. This amount of exercise can help you, but will it optimize your health?
Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity is Best! But What Is It?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS According to recent research and other physical activity promotion experts, moderate-vigorous physical activity is the most ideal form of activity to enhance physical fitness and overall health.
Exergames and fitness for kids or adults?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The term exergaming is derived from the advent of movement-based video games and is becoming more popular with virtual reality (VR) types of gaming.
Your mood state can affect your health
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Research suggests that a person’s mood can be altered, indirectly, due to increases sleep and /or greater levels of physical activity behavior which in turn improves mood as these levels increase.
3 ways to make Exercise more Fun……Try these!
By Jonathon Stavres PhD, ACSM-EP-C Music can both motivate and distract you during a workout. Continuing to find new music can keep your workout interesting week after week.
Dance, Dance, Dance to improve your quality of life
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Recently, research has found that engaging in regular dance sessions improved older adults balance, physical endurance, and quality of life.