Staying Strong: Health and Fitness for Older Adults

I'd be a lot healthier if I only had the time!

Chris Moffett — 2011-11-29

I'd be a lot healthier if I only had the time!

29 November 2011

A recent survey from the Heart & Stroke Foundation (HSFC) reported that a large number of Canadians say they do not have time to exercise regularly or eat healthy foods, both strong tools in the prevention of heart disease and stroke.

Can you be fit and fat?

Chris Moffett — 2011-08-16

Can you be fit and fat?

16 August 2011

Just released in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, a new study shows that overweight or obese people may not necessarily be considered unfit because they have a high weight to height ratio (commonly called the BMI or Body Mass Index). To be considered overweight, one must have a BMI greater than 25. To be considered obese, the number must be greater than 30.

Exercise in the News

Chris Moffett — 2011-03-06

very once in a while I like to summarize some articles I've read in academic journals and health columns from newspapers and magazines I think will be of interest to my readers. Here are a few I've come across recently.