New Study: Awareness of Physical Activity Guidelines
A new study led by Post Doctoral Fellow Leila Dale and Guy Faulkner has just been published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. The study examines Canadian awareness of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s 2011 Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults. Read more here.
Exercise: therapy for depression
Dr. Guy Faulkner has been working on the development of the new Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2016 Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder. In an important change to the guidelines, exercise is now recommended as first-line mono therapy for mild to moderate depression and as second-line […]
New Paper Out
Read the latest paper by Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dr. Erica Lau: Factors influencing implementation of youth physical activity interventions: An expert perspective Read more…
Guidelines! What are they good for?
PhD student Negin Riazi guest blogged about the new 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth on Obesity Panacea – a blog written by two obesity researchers, Peter Janiszewski, PhD, and Travis Saunders, PhD, CEP. To read more, check out Guidelines! What are they good for?
2016 ParticipACTION Report Card & New Paper Out Now!
The 2016 ParticipACTION Report Card reports that only 9% of Canadian children (5-17 years) are meeting the recommended 60 min of daily MVPA. In response, experts have developed the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth which incorporate physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep. Dr. Guy Faulkner was a consensus panel member developing the guidelines and a […]
Congratulations Dr. Carly Priebe!
Congratulations to Carly Priebe for taking 1st place at the PDA’s Annual 3 minute PostDoc Slam on May 26th! Dr. Priebe presented her work with Run to Quit, a 10-week smoking cessation program where participants receive practical support on quitting smoking and also train to run a 5K.
Congratulations to PhD Student Mark Duncan!
Congratulations to Mark Duncan for receiving the AMS Impact Grant for his project, “Examining the feasibility of exercise as an intervention for students seeking help for depression and anxiety: Engaging stakeholders in the development of a tailored and sustainable intervention”