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Archive for Mind/Body Wellness

Your Mental Health Matters – Let’s Talk About It

Posted on May 5, 2025
by Curtis Health

This week marks Mental Health Week in Canada (May 5-11) and it’s more important than ever to have honest conversations about how we’re really doing. Life is full, especially as a parent, partner, or professional, and it’s easy to push our mental health to the sidelines. But we can’t pour from an empty cup. Read More→

Mental Health, Mind/Body Wellness

Exercise – A tool against anxiety

Posted on June 15, 2024
by Curtis Health

Physical Activity Can Help Combat Anxiety In our fast-paced and stress-filled world.

Anxiety has become a common challenge that many people face, from the pressure of work deadlines to personal worries, anxiety can manifest in various forms and impact our daily lives. Read More→

Mind/Body Wellness

Move for your Health

Posted on May 10, 2023
by Curtis Health
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Physical activity saves lives and dollars. Inactivity contributes to 1 in 10 premature deaths.
About 110,000 deaths could be prevented if adults increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activity by even 10 minutes per day.

 

The total costs of excessive sedentary behavior in Canada were $2.2 billion and $1.8 billion in 2021, representing 1.6% and 1.3% of the overall burden of illness costs, respectively. The two most expensive chronic diseases attributable to excessive sedentary behavior were cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A 10% decrease in excessive sedentary behavior (from 87.7% to 77.7%) would save an estimated $219 million per year in medical costs.

 

Immediate Benefits of Physical Activity for Adults

A single bout of moderate-to vigorous physical activity provides immediate benefits for your health.

● Improves sleep quality
● Reduces feelings of anxiety
● Reduces blood pressure

 

Long-Term Benefits of Physical Activity for Adults

Regular physical activity provides important health benefits for chronic disease prevention.

● Brain Health
– Reduces risks of developing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) and reduces risk of depression
● Heart Health
– Lowers risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes
● Cancer Prevention
– Lowers risk of eight cancers: bladder, breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, lung, and stomach
● Healthy Weight
– Reduces risk of weight gain
● Bone Strength
– Improves bone health
● Balance and Coordination
– Reduces risks of falls
● Improved immune function
● – Helps ward off viral illness

 

Benefits For Children:

● Academic Performance
– Improves attention and memory
● Brain Health
– Reduces risk of depression
● Muscular Fitness
– Builds strong muscles and endurance
● Heart and Lung Health
– Improves blood pressure and aerobic fitness
● Cardiometabolic Health
– Helps maintain normal blood sugar levels
● Long-term Health
– Reduces risk of several chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and obesity
● Bone Strength
– Strengthens bones
● Healthy Weight
– Helps regulate body weight and reduce body fat.

 

How do you successfully incorporate exercise into your routine?

1. Identify a physical activity you actually like. There are many ways to work out other than boring yourself senseless on a treadmill. Find a physical activity you can look forward to doing, like tennis, swimming, dancing, softball, or even vigorously playing the drums. You are far more likely to stick with an activity if you genuinely enjoy doing it.

2. Invest in improving your performance. Instead of settling for “getting some exercise,” focus on mastering an activity instead. Mastery goals, which psychologists define as goals that center on achieving new levels of competence, have consistently been shown to predict persistence across a wide range of domains. So hire a coach, enroll in a class, and buy yourself the right clothing and equipment. The additional financial investment will increase your level of commitment, while the steady gains in performance will help sustain your interest over the long term.

3. Become part of a group, not a collective. One recommendation aspiring gym-goers often receive is to find an exercise regimen that involves other people. It’s good advice. Socializing makes exercise more fun, which improves the chances that you’ll keep doing it. It’s also a lot harder to back out on a friend or a trainer than to persuade yourself that just one night off couldn’t hurt.

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Citations
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, July 14). Why should people be active? Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. Retrieved April 28, 2023, from
https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/activepeoplehealthynation/why-should-people-be-active.html#:~:text=Inactivity%20co
ntributes%20to%201%20in,even%2010%20minutes%20per%20day.

Getting Outdoors, Mind/Body Wellness

Back to School Basics

Posted on August 22, 2022
by Curtis Health

Bittersweet feelings as we head into the homestretch before the school bell rings again. 

Enjoy these last weeks of summer, but of course, no one wants the stress of scrambling to get things together right before school starts. Here are a few tips to get you and your children ready while still enjoying the rest of summer.   Read More→

Health & Wellness, Mind/Body Wellness

Ring in the New Year with a Purge!

Posted on January 2, 2022
by Curtis Health
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Well I am not sure about you, but after the roller coaster ride that Christmas is, I find myself finding something to motivate me for January. Prior to having children, I was in my office helping clients set goals, maintain a healthy lifestyle and move a little more. Read More→

Mind/Body Wellness

Coping Tips for Dark Mornings

Posted on November 18, 2021
by Curtis Health

Well I don’t think I have been the only one these past two weeks, but there sure have been many mornings when I left the house to take the children to school and we were driving in the dark. I cannot lie, it does feel strange to drop and pick them up in the dark, but I don’t find it really bothers me, at least I don’t think it does. Maybe I have found my own ways to cope, but I know it can be hard on many of you, so here are a few of my ways that I think helps me through the darker mornings. Read More→

Health & Wellness, Mind/Body Wellness
Pandemic Marathon

Pandemic Marathon

Posted on April 28, 2021
by Curtis Health

It’s a Marathon, we are in the home stretch!

Have any of you ever run a half marathon, marathon, or even an ultra-marathon?  If you haven’t let me assure you it is what we are physically, mentally, and emotionally in. In 2007, I ran my first and most likely my last marathon. Read More→

Health & Wellness, Mind/Body Wellness
Time for a Spring Rehaul

Time for a Spring Rehaul

Posted on April 5, 2021
by Curtis Health

I must admit, it may seem a bit strange, at least my mother-in-law thinks so as I get excited to organize, clean, and purge. I can’t stand clutter and I want to know where everything is. I find between the months of January to April it’s a great time to get a head start on spring cleaning as let’s face it, summer screams beach. Our social lives are not as lively right now, so why not tackle the house and get it in tip-top shape.

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Mind/Body Wellness

Love is in the Air

Posted on February 10, 2021
by Curtis Health
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Word has it that we will continue to keep cosy with our own household, but that sure can’t stop you from making Valentine’s Day and the whole month full of warmth and love.

Here are my top 5 for making this Valentine’s Day one to remember. As always I do hope you ensure to make every day love day. Read More→

Mind/Body Wellness
Holiday Season

Celebrate Big This Holiday Season

Posted on December 15, 2020
by Curtis Health
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Christmas is around the corner and I know it will look a bit different for some of us this year, however, we can still make it one to remember. Here are my best tips for making Christmas an amazing one. Read More→

Mind/Body Wellness, Mindset
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