Be your own Olympian! CIHR celebrates Vancouver 2010
In Vancouver, top athletes from around the world are competing for Olympic gold. But you don't have to be an Olympian to make regular exercise a part of your life. Across Canada, health researchers, supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, are uncovering the positive benefits of physical activity for people of all ages and abilities.
Read about the latest research on how to be your own Olympian.
- Incentive to Move
A researcher at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is helping obese children become more physically active - Healthy Joint Decisions
A UBC researcher examines the impact of life-long physical activity on osteoarthritis risk - Is your neighbourhood turning your kid into a couch potato?
A researcher at the University of Alberta explores the connection between where we live and how much we exercise