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Be it to go for a walk during winter, playing outside with the kids, playing on the living room carpet with the kids or for a serious training, all activities can justify an appropriate attire. Considering the multiple options available and the different qualities let’s review together the five most common mistakes about sports clothing.
As paradoxical as it may seem, a person can define themselves as both active and inactive. There’s nothing strange about it, quite to the contrary. Practicing your favorite sports and exercising regularly does not exclude moments of sitting at your desk for a few hours, or even in comfy mode in front of the TV…
Many winter sports provide exhilaration and excitement because of their relationship to sliding and speed. However, there’s many different ways to have fun in winter that don’t involve sports!
Problems related to lack of sleep, such as insomnia, are well known. However, less commonly mentioned are the disorders caused by too much sleep, called hypersomnia. Sleep considered to be normal generally lasts between 7 and 9 hours per night.
As the population ages, the diagnoses related to Alzheimer’s are on the rise. According to Alzheimer.ca, this disease has become the most common neurocognitive disorder among seniors, by far, amounting to between 60 and 80% of all diagnoses. It evolves differently depending on the patients, but remains incurable and is thus regarded as a fatal disease.
March 4th was World Obesity Day, we think it’s important to touch base on the current situation. What’s the situation worldwide and across the country? Unfortunately, the disease is still prevalent in spite of the advances in terms of health and prevention. Here are the facts:
Summer is finally here! Time for patios, outdoors, BBQ’d delights and afternoons at the beach! Even though sunny days and warm weather have a positive effect on morale, it’s important to remember that heat and physical activities accelerate dehydration, mainly through perspiration and where in lies the importance of staying hydrated!
As May is the month in which we celebrate physiotherapy, we thought it would be an excellent opportunity to explain the differences between the different professionals such as chiropractors, physiotherapists, kinesiologists and osteopaths.
What could be better than diving into a refreshing pool or a lake on a hot summer’s day? Swimming, in addition to being excellent cardiovascular exercise, relaxes the body, helps with sleep and contributes to fighting off stress and anxiety. It’s actually a “soft” sport, meaning that it’s easy on joints, unlike many other athletic activities. Swimming actually has the opposite effect; it strengthens the joints all while improving flexibility.
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The number of events, promotional and competitive, linked to cycling have exploded over the last few years. For example, the Défi Pierre Lavoie, a 1000 km-long event is not for beginners or weekend cyclists.