
Myles O'Brien
@myles_obrien20
PhD, Assistant Professor @ Université de Sherbrooke in the Department of Medicine
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14-04-2020 22:26:18
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This review shows that referrals from primary care providers for additional patient physical activity counseling, exercise prescription, or exercise programs involving qualified exercise professionals lead to improvements in patients' cardiorespiratory endurance. Myles O'Brien


About 11% of #elderly living alone experience frailty. Through the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)), Myles O'Brien & Olga Theou reveal links between frailty, high blood pressure, and heart disease, highlighting the benefits of physical activity.

A Single Bout of Prolonged Sitting Augments Very Short-Term Blood Pressure Variability academic.oup.com/ajh/article/37… 🔒 #exercise #CardiovascularHealth #CardioTwitter Myles O'Brien



Excited to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Kinesiology (Laurier Kinesiology) in July 2025! The lab will focus on cardiovascular physiology, with an emphasis on women+. Recruiting MSc students to start Sept 2025, so spread the word!

CLSAFindings💡: The COVID Pandemic Worsened Physical Activity Disproportionately in Frailer Adults: A Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Cc: Dal Physio Dalhousie University Université de Sherbrooke Olga Theou Myles O'Brien 🔗: ow.ly/Wpz950U7TPf


New in Journal of Applied Physiology by LarryKenney13 How to Train Your Graduate Students to (Want to) Win You Awards journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…



📢New Review Paper📖 in GeroScience Impact of physical activity and exercise training on health-related quality of life in older adults: an umbrella review by Beverly D. Schwartz & Myles W. O’Brien (Myles O'Brien) et al. link.springer.com/article/10.100… #olderadults #qualityoflife



🌟Exciting new scoping review from Myles O'Brien and colleagues: Accelerometer Determined Free-Living Sit-to-Stand Velocity: A Scoping Review of Methodological Developments, Participant-Level Factors, and Link to Health Check out the abstract here, full text coming soon!


How are exercise professionals described within academic literature? Find out here in this narrative review published in APNM Journal🏋️🍎 cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Madeline Shivgulam Myles O'Brien Exercise Is Medicine Brooke Hebert Abi Tiemstra

Another publication from our practicum & volunteer student team last year! UAlberta Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation graduates Hanna Randhawa & Rebecca Pallister summarized career or education pathways suggested post a Kin undergraduate degree in 🇨🇦 by reviewing program webpages: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.113…

Congratulations to Prof Myles O'Brien on receiving a CLSA Catalyst grant from the CIHR for investigating the relationship between frailty, sarcopenia, and osteoarthritis in older adults. Mathieu Bélanger Carson Halliwell Olga Theou Moyer Lab


🚨New open-access article! We found that female aging differentially affects sympathetic blood pressure regulation at rest versus in response to cold or apneic stress. physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814/p… Christin Domeier Tom Bissen Joe Vondrasek Matt Babcock Austin Robinson


Announcing the 2024 Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Catalyst Grant recipients! These CIHR-funded projects use data from Canada’s long-term aging study to explore how biological, social, & environmental factors impact aging and health. Check out the list of grant recipients: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54318.html?h…
