I am sure most of us can relate when I say sticking to an exercise routine over the holidays can be challenging. However, staying consistent with exercise is important for several reasons such as reducing your chronic disease risk, improve mental health, maintaining or improving muscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness. So here are some ways…
A Guilt Free Holiday Period! Quite often you hear people worried about the overconsumption of food during the Christmas and New Year period, to then go on and make unrealistic and unattainable weight loss goals because they feel guilty about enjoying their food during this time. In order to gain weight, your energy…
For many, completing exercises at a gym or at a clinic is the optimal way of improving their health or managing a chronic condition. The use of free weights, machines and bands provides many benefits such as improving strength, mobility, cardiovascular fitness and balance. However, there are some that struggle with land-based exercises, particularly just…
Parkinson’s Disease is a chronic neurological condition which affects the central nervous system’s (brain and spinal cord) ability to communicate due to a reduction of the neurotransmitter called dopamine. As a result, people with Parkinson’s disease have difficulty with motor learning and processing. People with Parkinson’s disease present with one or more of the following…