CCAA Research Junction Liza Stathokostas (CCAA Researcher) will be providing monthly updates on current physical activity research, sharing chats with researchers in the field of physical activity and aging, and providing links to timely and relevant topics!! Learn about the role of sendentary behaviour in the aging process here: CCAA Researchers, Drs Don Paterson and Liza Stathokostas (along with collaborators Drs Jennifer Copeland and Shawna Doerksen)presented a symposium on the CCAA's Get Fit for Active Living Demonstration Project.
Stay cool and fit with the top tips for older adults to stay hydrated while exercising during the warm Summer months. Recently the media reported on a study that examined the effects of resistance training on “cognitive function” in seniors. A sample of headlines includes: “Resistance Training May Stave Off Dementia” and “Training with weights can help seniors in battle with dementia”. CCAA Research Assistant and Kinesiology Student Rob Little (under the supervision of CCAA Research Director, Don Paterson) recently completed a review of flexibility literature and came up with some surprising results. This month the grad students at the CCAA are off to the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Annual Conference in Québec City, Québec October 19-22 2011. Check out some of the exciting work being presented! 
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LATEST STORIES
Aging, the Global Burden of Disease, and how Exercise is Medicine: click here:
CCAA Graduate Student Geoff Power is featured in the 2012 Western Annual Impact Report- Read more here:
The Dangers of Sitting
CCAA Research Director Dr. Don Paterson Receives the 2012 Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Honour Award. Learn about his celebrated career here:
November 1 marks the beginning of "Movember" Prostate Cancer and Men's Mental Health Awareness. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROLE OF EXERCISE HERE:
CCAA Researchers and Graduate Students Head to the “Field
of Dreams” 2012 Annual Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Conference in
Regina, Saskatchewan October
10-13, 2012. For a list of submitted abstracts, click here.
The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging launches an awareness campaign to promote the updated Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults. Learn more here:
October 1- International Day of Older Persons!
Celebrate with a fun physical activity!
CCAA Researchers attend the World Congress on Active Aging in Glasgow Scotland, August 13-17, 2012
Stay Fit and Hydrated During the Summer!
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 2012
Many CCAA researchers and graduate students are heading to San Francisco to present their work in the area of exercise and aging at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual meeting- May 29 - June 2, 2012. Best wishes for a productive and fun conference!! Check out the full list of presentations
Can Weight Training Boost the Aging Brain?
Read more here!
The Flexibility Debate
Learn more about what he discovered here!
Let it Grow, Movember is here!
During November each year, “Movember” is a fundraiser responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Canada and around the world, raising funds and awareness for men's health- specifically prostate cancer. Learn mo' about the MoStangs, Cancer and Exercise.
Graduate students, Western retirees work out the neuromuscular system
Thanks to a team of graduate students at Western’s Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) Neuromuscular Lab, the Research Retirement Association (RRA) can tailor their fitness program not only to strengthen muscle control but help reduce fatigue in old age. Read the full Western News Story!
CCAA Grad students headed to "La Belle Province"!
Chat with Visiting Aging Researcher - Dr. Shilpa Dogra
Dr. Shilpa Dogra is an assistant professor in the School of Recreation Management & Kinesiology at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Dr. Dogra is visiting London and spending her Summer conducting research at the CCAA cardiorespiratory laboratory.
CCAA Graduate Student Cycling Across Canada!
Dennis Choi, a former CCAA research assistant and now CCAA graduate student in the neuromuscular lab is riding his bike across Canada to increase awareness of ride safety to pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists alike.
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