Healthy Body For A Healthy Mind
Date & Time: Thursday, October 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Room 254, Henry Angus Building
Description: Join Teresa Liu-Ambrose, an Associate Professor in the UBC Faculty of Medicine and a member of the Brain Research Centre at UBC in this workshop explaining some of the interesting findings from a recent UBC and Vancouver Coastal health Research Institute study and learn how a healthy body can lead to a healthy mind.
Forget apples, lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. The study, (available here – www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0063031), followed 86 women, aged 70- to 80-years-old, who were randomly assigned to participate in weight training classes, outdoor walking classes, or balance and toning classes (such as yoga and pilates) for six months. All participants have mild cognitive impairment, a well-recognized risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Ticketing Information: This is a FREE event. For more information, visit http://www.hr.ubc.ca/healthy-ubc-newsletter/ and register at https://webapps.hr.ubc.ca/hrcatalog/catalog_coursesession.action?subcategory=HEALTH&coursecode=HP112&scope=CURRENT&coursetitle=Healthy+Body+for+a+Healthy+Mind&sessionnbr=0001
Open to Public, Recommended For Staff and Faculty