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Weight-Lifting is Good For the Aging Brain

Weight-Lifting is Good For the Aging Brain

CBC Radio did an interview with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose! This nine-minute audio clip explains the study done on weight-training and the results. Click here to hear more!

Weight Training and Aerobic Exercise Linked to Better Brain Health: Study

Weight Training and Aerobic Exercise Linked to Better Brain Health: Study

Check out this post on The Globe and Mail! This article explains some details for why weight training can benefit the brain! Click here to read more!

Weight Training May Fix Age-Related ‘Potholes’ In Brain’s Highways

Weight Training May Fix Age-Related ‘Potholes’ In Brain’s Highways

Our very own Teresa Liu-Ambrose is featured in this CBC news post! Read more about how walking speed slows down 10 years before cognitive impairment, and how resistance training can help! Click here to read more!

Lifting Weights May Aid The Brain, UBC Study Finds

Lifting Weights May Aid The Brain, UBC Study Finds

Have you noticed the pattern in our news postings? Yep, resistance training seems to show some pretty good benefits to the brain– on top of all the other benefits! Get the details from the interview with The Globe and Mail, featuring our amazing Teresa Liu-Ambrose! Click here!

Can You Get Smarter?

Can You Get Smarter?

Wow! We made The New York Times yet again! Two of our studies were included in this article. Take a look here!

Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain

Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain

We made The New York Times again! Read more about the benefits of resistance training, in an interview with our own Teresa Liu-Ambrose, here!

Want To Be More Active? There’s An App For That

Want To Be More Active? There’s An App For That

Check out this exciting new app, created through ICON (Improving Cognitive & Joint Health Network)! Walking 10 blocks a day has been shown to help maintain brain size and reduce the risk of dementia. Try the Walk 10 Blocks app today! Click here to read more.

Can Exercise Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Pathology?

Can Exercise Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s Pathology?

Our very own Lisanne ten Brinke’s AAIC poster is discussed in this post! Check it out here!

Born to Walk: Improve Your Health in 15 Minutes or Less

Born to Walk: Improve Your Health in 15 Minutes or Less

There are so many reasons why we should walk. Check them out here and read up on Teresa Liu-Ambrose’s comments!

Walking Three Hours A Week Improves Brain Function: UBC Research

Walking Three Hours A Week Improves Brain Function: UBC Research

We’re on the Vancouver Sun! Read more on how for those with mild cognitive impairment caused by mini-strokes, exercise is the best medicine– here.