A growing body of evidence supports yoga as an effective integrative treatment for chronic physical and mental health conditions.
Fitness
Let’s get moving this spring!
Just 30 minutes of physical activity a day can drastically reduce your risk for many health issues and enhance your mood.
How “movement breaks” can reduce the health risks of prolonged sitting
What is one of the best things I can do to make me healthier in the new year?
Physician cycles back to health after kidney transplant
Three years ago, Sunnybrook anaesthesiologist Dr. Claude Laflamme received a kidney transplant. Now he hopes to inspire other organ transplant...
Is walking the best all-purpose exercise?
My doctor has urged me to go for a brisk 30-minute walk, five times a week. I know she is right about my need to get moving. But is walking the best...
Do you move enough?
StatsCan says we stay still for 10 hours a day - not including sleep!
Scoliosis: be informed & be inspired
The vast majority of cases are not worrisome, and in most cases, the best treatment is to stay physically fit.
How one doctor found the motivation to get active
Dr. Kevin Imrie shares his journey on how he lost his sedentary ways, and 50 pounds in the process.
Are you a ‘weekend warrior’ of fitness? Tips to help you avoid injury
While some exercise is better than none at all, intense periods of physical activity can increase the risk of bone and joint injury.
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...