Wearable technology is (still) on the up! According to the American College of Sports Medicine, it remains the top trend in the exercise industry for 2023 – and it’s a trend we can definitely get behind! We’re big fans of wearable technology and have been using it with our customers for years now. Some of […]
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It has been a big year, and you’re probably thinking more about what to make for Christmas dinner than about work right now. We know you would rather something merry and bright for your last blog of the year… Well, your wishes have been heard! The Christmas angels have summoned a blog filled with
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Imagine if we could take the healthiest people in the world and ask them for all of their secrets? Lucky for us, somebody did exactly that! Call it a map of longevity, or the “blue zones”, representing global health hot-spots – places where people live the longest without chronic illness. The concept of blue
Movement Lessons – From the Healthiest People in the World! – The “Blue Zones” Read More »
Ask any health care provider about patient centred care, and they will say, “Yes, of course we provide patient centered care!” The phrase ‘patient centred care’ or ‘client centred care’ has become somewhat of a buzz-word in recent years, the meaning almost becoming synonymous with ‘wanting what is best’ for patients, or trying to
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Fatigue management can be a hard space to navigate… As a case manager, an exercise physiologist, and of course – as the person experiencing the fatigue! Luckily, we are well seasoned in the fatigue management space, having worked with clients in this space for 6+ years (very successfully, might we add). Last year, we
Inside the Bounce Program! A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome case study Read More »
Our fixed fee programs have taken off with a roar! Many of our referrers seem to like the simplicity and efficiency of having a program with a set budget, set time frame or set number of sessions. Structured parameters remove the ambiguity, so it’s straight into the good stuff! We like it too because it
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Habit; defined as ‘a settled or regular tendency or practice’. For a profession that is oriented solely around lifestyle / behaviour change, getting into the healthy habit of exercise is what we wish for all of our clients! But creating habits takes time. We know better than to think that it is as easy
Creating the Healthy Habit of Exercise Read More »
How do you think you would cope with the loss of a limb? After a major motor vehicle accident in 2018, Gordon was left to pick up the pieces – with widespread fractures across his body and the amputation of his left leg from the knee down. Over the years that followed, he did
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If you’ve worked with us before, you may have come across breathwork in your customers reports and email updates. In doing so, you may have wondered how something as basic as breathing, is going to help someone in their recovery. As a company who prides themselves on using evidence-based practice, we thought it would
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Bones… We have 206 of them, and they serve us all day, every day. But how much thought do you give to the bones that allow you to live, move and function? For most people, it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – we typically don’t consider the importance of our bones unless they break!
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