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Greg mitcHell
Greg is a human movement and rehabilitation specialist with nearly 10 years’ experience in the health & fitness industry. His expertise includes resistance training and rehabilitative exercise programming for individuals with chronic pain, disease and/or injuries. He has experience working with many special populations including those living with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, osteoporosis, scoliosis, pregnancy, cerebral palsy, heart disease, cancer, fibromyalgia and more. Greg has also worked with elite athletes in both rehabilitation and strength & conditioning disciplines.
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SARAH CAMERON
Sarah graduated with honours from Queen’s University with a BSc in Kinesiology. She was a key member of the Queen’s strength and conditioning program, training U-sport varsity athletes and became the lead strength coach of the contending national championship Women’s Rugby team.
Sarah worked with professional athletes from the Australian Western Force rugby team and has experience training a variety of varsity teams including football, basketball, soccer, volleyball, hockey and rugby. Sarah’s leadership and contributions in Kinesiology and the varsity athletic program have been recognized through awards from Queen’s University and the Canadian Council of University Kinesiology.
Sarah has a background in gymnastics, she represented Canada competing internationally and medaled in aerobic gymnastics. Her passion for physical therapy is rooted in her personal commitment to fitness, desire to work with individuals and interest in lifelong learning. She is interested in improving rehabilitation through exercise and is focused on motivating individuals to work toward living a healthy lifestyle, along with improving their fitness journey.
She is currently working towards her NSCA strength and conditioning certification.
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WHAT IS KINESIOLOGY
Kinesiology is the study of the dynamics[1] of human movement and its components (anatomical, physiological, neurological, biochemical, biomechanical, neuromotor, psychological) in interaction with the environment.
In simpler terms, we can say that kinesiology is also defined as human kinetics, or the scientific study of human movement. The term comes from the Greek word kinesis, which means "to move."
Kinesiology consists of several fields of study that, in their own right, could each form an independent profession (e.g., physiologist, biomechanist, neurologist). In Canada, we have chosen to group together all the professions that focus on aspects of human locomotion.
WHO ARE KINESIOLOGISTS?
As university-educated health professionals, Kinesiologists apply exercise and movement science to promote health and well-being; prevent, manage, and rehabilitate injuries; treat illness and chronic disease; restore function; and optimize human performance in the workplace, clinical settings, sport, and fitness. Kinesiologists are the only human movement specialists who use science and research to offer movement as medicine, to any person with a health or fitness goal who wants a hands-on, personalized approach.
Physical activity is a movement performed by skeletal muscles that requires energy. In other words, any movement we do is, in fact, physical activity. Exercise, however, is planned, structured, repetitive, and intentional movement designed to improve or maintain physical fitness. Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity. Research provides significant evidence that all physical activity contributes positively to health and well-being.
Kinesiologists work with people of all ages and physical abilities, in many settings, to help them achieve their health and wellness goals. Kinesiologists improve quality of life, often using interventions that include physical activity.
References: https://www.cka.ca/en/what-is-kinesiology