October 5, 2016 A look back: Exercise Physiology and CSEP's first 50 years The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017. A signature initiative is a celebration of the contributions of Canadian researchers to exercise physiology over the past 50 years. The objective is to highlight significant [...]
June 16, 2016 OTTAWA, ON June 16, 2016 – The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) announces the world’s first 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth (5-17 years) released today in the 2016 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth (release here). The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children [...]
May 31, 2016 The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, (CSEP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathon Fowles, PhD, CSEP-CEP, of Acadia University to the position of Chair, National Advisory Council, for Exercise is Medicine® Canada (EIMC). Moving into its fifth year of partnership with CSEP, EIMC has made great strides in [...]
March 24, 2016 In response to Dr. Brian Goldman's article, dated March 14, 2016, How to exercise for good health Dr. Brian Goldman, Thank you for your recent article advocating for the integration of exercise, or at least regular physical activity, into the prescription for healthier living and chronic care management. The Canadian [...]
March 23, 2016 The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology released a report on Obesity in Canada: A Whole-of-Society Approach for a Healthier Canada on March 1, 2016. The report includes 21 recommendations on actions needed to fight obesity in Canada. In Spring 2015 Drs. Kirstin Lane and Jonathon Fowles presented [...]
March 17, 2016 Earlier this week the Canadian Journal of Public Health published a commentary piece, “Active Canada 20/20: A Physical Activity Plan for Canada” that CSEP Manager, Mary Duggan, was an author on. The piece outlines the pressing need to address physical inactivity and a national plan with a road map to [...]
December 8, 2015 New research reviews hundreds of studies to determine the best way to stretch to improve range of motion and prevent injury during sports and exercise Ottawa, ON (8 December 2015) – The conclusions of a systematic review of hundreds of studies contradict the most common static stretching findings from the [...]
September 15, 2015 OTTAWA, ON: Today, the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) announces its rebranded Professional Standards Program™. Formerly the Health & Fitness Program (HFP), the rebranding of the Professional Standards Program (PSP) reflects recent structural changes in the organization and reinforces CSEP’s Professional Standing as a certifying body. “In an [...]
December 11, 2010 A look back: Exercise Physiology and CSEP's first 50 years The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017. A signature initiative is a celebration of the contributions of Canadian researchers to exercise physiology over the past 50 years. The objective is to highlight significant [...]
