In sport, recovery is an essential component of successful, healthy play during both off-season and in-season periods.
Most athletes engage in an exercise program with the main purpose being to increase performance.
Since February is Heart Month, it is a good time to remind ourselves how important exercise is for the heart and cardiorespiratory system...
A column by Kerry Senchyna, a provincially registered kinesiologist who works in Maple Ridge.
As we gear up for the 2014 spring 10K, fun run and marathon season, there is a common running injury that should be discussed.
Most of the older studies done regarding improvements in strength and power have been done on male athletes.
The fear with eating three meals a day was that people were getting quite hungry in the long intervals
Being overweight or obese has numerous health risks associated with it, including a higher risk for cardiovascular, disease, diabetes
Three main time periods to consider fluid intake: before, during, and after playing your sport or workout.
Sweating to lose weight is a dangerous fallacy says Kerry Senchyna, owner of West Coast Kinesiology
West Coast Kinesiology.
Training for a 10-kilometre fun run or full marathon takes dedication, time, effort and a strong will in order to complete successfully.
There is agreement among researchers about the benefit of consistent cardiovascular exercise and healthy diet.
A 2010 survey of weight training participants revealed that two-thirds of them had reported shoulder pain while working out.
A weight training gym is a place where the range of exercises can run the gamut from highly effective and safe to just plain dangerous.
When starting an exercise routine, knowing what to do is only half the battle.
Does watching the Olympics translate into higher levels of participation for the general public in Canada?
Research shows exercise may stem the tide of Alzheimer’s
Dynamic stretching in warm-ups have been used by track and field athletes for years, but have not widely been practiced within other sports.
After the last spate of dangerous hits, the issue of player conduct, safety and sportsmanship has raised its ugly head again.
Kerry Senchyna holds a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology and is owner of West Coast Kinesiology
