Getting Kids to Move is as Easy as Learning Their ABCs
One of Dr. Kristi Adamo’s research studies, “Activity Begins in Childhood,” was recently profiled in an article titled, “Getting kids to move is as easy as learning their ABCs,” from the June 6th edition of the Ottawa Citizen.
From the article:
The early years have been identified as a critical… [read more]
Adaptive Thermogenesis Can Make a Difference in the Ability of Obese Individuals to Lose Body Weight
Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput co-authored a paper, “Adaptive thermogenesis can make a difference in the ability of obese individuals to lose body weight,” that was recently published in the International Journal of Obesity. A summary of the paper and citation details are below.
Tremblay A, Royer MM, Chaput JP, Doucet E. … [read more]
Cynthia Colapinto Completes Training Program at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland
PhD student Cynthia Colapinto (on far right in above photo with fellow Canadian trainees Amy Metcalfe [centre] and Heather Ramshaw) has completed the Training Program on Surveillance and Prevention of Birth Defects and Preterm Birth at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. This course is organized by the International Clearinghouse… [read more]
Dr. Mark Tremblay in Scotland to Assist with Launch of Active Healthy Kids Scotland
Mark Tremblay was in Glasgow, Scotland last week to assist in setting up Active Healthy Kids Scotland, and to develop the first Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card – based on the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card.… [read more]
Travis Saunders Receives Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Congratulations to PhD student Travis Saunders on receiving a Post-doctoral Fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to continue his training at Dalhousie University in Halifax with Dr. Chris Blanchard later this year.
Travis plans to defend his doctoral dissertation this summer.… [read more]
// Report Cards
Are We Driving Our Kids to Unhealthy Habits?
» French Release
TORONTO (ONTARIO) MAY 21, 2013 – With a steady rise in the use of the car, and a strong decline in kids getting to and from school and after school activities on their own steam, we have to ask ourselves: are we driving our kids to unhealthy… [read more]
// Report Cards
Fossilized Playgrounds: Is Active Play the Next Dinosaur?
TORONTO (ONTARIO) MAY 29, 2012 – Have you noticed parks, playgrounds and neighbourhood streets are not bustling with kids playing like they used to be? Once known as a regular part of a child’s day, active play is now on the brink of becoming extinct.
Play comes in many forms,… [read more]
// Guidelines
Children Four and Under Should Move More, Sit Less and Avoid Screens
Click here to read the French release.
TORONTO (ONTARIO) March 27, 2012 – Children aged four and under should move more and sit less every day as recommended by the first-ever Canadian Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for the Early Years. All children aged one to four should accumulate… [read more]
// Guidelines
Cutting Down on Sitting Down: The World’s First Evidence-Based Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Released
TORONTO (ONTARIO) FEBRUARY 15, 2011 – The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s (CSEP) Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for Children and Youth are the first, systematic evidence-based sedentary behaviour guidelines in the world. The Canadian Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines provide recommendations to Canadian children and youth on limiting sedentary behaviour during discretionary… [read more]
// Awards
Travis Saunders Receives Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Congratulations to PhD student Travis Saunders on receiving a Post-doctoral Fellowship from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada to continue his training at Dalhousie University in Halifax with Dr. Chris Blanchard later this year.
Travis plans to defend his doctoral dissertation this summer.… [read more]
// Awards
Mike Borghese Awarded Ontario Graduate Scholarship
MSc student Michael Borghese (advisor: Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput) was recently being awarded an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS). The OGS is for full-time graduate students at the master’s or doctoral levels and provides $5,000 per term up to a maximum of $15,000.
Congratulations, Mike!… [read more]
