ONLINE: Healthy People, Healthy Planet Series: What if it came in a pill? Physical activity as a chronic disease 鈥榗ure鈥�
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM
12:00 PM 鈥� 1:00 PM
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Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series: Changing the Paradigm
What if it came in a pill? Physical activity as a chronic disease 鈥榗ure鈥� for the 21st century
Speaker: Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health.
Learning objectives:
- Appreciate the health benefits of exercise
- Gain insight into why aerobic exercise and resistance training (weightlifting) are equally important for health
- Understand the difference between physical activity and exercise
- Learn why exercise is the premier means of maintaining health as we age
The Healthy People, Healthy Planet Speaker Series has been certified for up to 6 CFPC Group Learning credits and 6 Royal College Section 1 - Group Learning hours. It provides a 皇冠体育鈥檚 University certificate of completion for up to 6 hours of professional learning for health professionals.
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