While some exercise is better than none at all, intense periods of physical activity can increase the risk of bone and joint injury.
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Tips to achieve your New Year’s fitness resolutions
Have you previously made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight? This year, let’s make it more about what’s on the inside: improving your...
Breastfeeding? Why you should keep (or start!) exercising
Exercise helps reduce the risk of many chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer
Getting active: fitness tips for beginners
These fitness tips for beginners will help you stay on track and become successful in reaching and maintaining your exercise goals.
Researchers study exercise as treatment for bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a recurrent and severe mood disorder that affects 1-5% of Canadian teens. The disorder...
Pregnant? Good health now leads to a happy & healthy future
As a family doctor, I have the privilege of caring for women and their families through many life stages. Time and time again, I’m struck by the...
Got 10 minutes? You can get active!
Great news for busy folks who want to get active: you can break physical activity into three, 10-minute chunks.
New Year’s Resolutions: how to stick to them
January 17 is known as Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day. Some tips to avoid the mid-month opt-out.
6 nice things you can do for your heart this year
Here are 6 changes you can make to your lifestyle to help out your heart (and other parts of you too!)
Doing away with the New Year’s “resolution”
Instead of making a brand-spanking new plan that calls for a major change, how about we try small changes?