Comox Valley Kinesiology

12/01/2025

Exercise strategies to boost cognitive function in clinical depression 📈 🧠

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11/16/2025

Standford Lifestyle Medicine team provides a great resource for healthy living 👍

Lifestyle Medicine Pillars Although the principles of Lifestyle Medicine are similar across institutions and societies, there are minor differences in proposed pillars. We selected our seven Lifestyle Medicine pillars: movement & fitness, healthful nutrition, restorative sleep, stress management, so...

11/29/2024

How do you put the cost of inactivity into dollars and cents (or is it sense?). The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI) along with the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) have done just this. Are the results surprising? Well, I guess that depends... 😳

10/02/2024

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms

Researchers led by Kerry Courneya (Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation) found that a lower VO2 peak was associated with a greater likelihood of newly diagnosed patients experiencing depression, fatigue and poor sleep quality.

Full story here: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/10/cardiopulmonary-fitness-key-for-helping-breast-cancer-patients-manage-post-diagnosis-symptoms.html

06/10/2024

As we recognize , consider how exercise can help. Being active starts reducing anxiety within five to 15 minutes and keeps it that way for up to four hours. A Kinesiologist can help build an exercise plan right for you and your health!

05/31/2024

It's National Kinesiology Week June 1-8, 2024. Shout out to all my fellow Kins and exercise professionals!

02/25/2024

Continuing the question, how much...?

🚨 Original Research:

Associations of the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern with all-cause, cardiovascular disease & cancer mortality 🏃‍♀️

A prospective study from Mexico City

Can adults benefit from 1-2 sessions of exercise per week 🧐
➡️ https://bit.ly/481E25B

12/01/2023

This five minute TED-ed provides great insight into why moving during our workday is vital to our health.

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-sitting-is-bad-for-you-murat-dalkilincSitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recup...

10/19/2023

"...resistance exercise had the largest effects on depression, while Yoga and other mind–body exercises were most effective for reducing anxiety..."

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the effects of physical activity on symptoms of depression, anxiety and psychological distress in adult populations. Design Umbrella review. Data sources Twelve electronic databases were searched for eligible studies published from inception to 1 January 2022....

09/29/2023

Cooler weather shouldn't mean hibernation for us humans😀. Think of it as an opportunity to try something new...

This 20-minute aquatic exercise routine is easy on the joints and provides a fun alternative to the gym, especially in summer.

07/13/2023

Older adults and young children may also have increased challenges with heat regulation. With summer here, please be heat aware☀️.

Dear Mayo Clinic: Our family loves to exercise outdoors. With summer coming, I want to make sure our family stays [...]

06/26/2023

The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a useful tool if you're looking to be active outdoors, however are uncertain of the air quality and how it may impact you.

Current Air Quality Health Index Map. Data is refreshed every 60 minutes.