Heather Macdonald (@hmac77) 's Twitter Profile
Heather Macdonald

@hmac77

Mom of 2, avid runner, PhD Exercise Science from @UBCKin, Research Associate with @ActiveAgingRT, @UBCFamPractice and @mobility_health

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linkhttp://www.activeagingrt.ca calendar_today19-08-2011 20:22:54

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Professor Karim Khan (@profkarimkhan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GENEROUS, SELF-EFFACING, HEALTH PROMOTING: Always looking to help others by mentoring many, many, improving the quality of research & making policy better. Professor Adrian Bauman: Office of the Order of Australia (AB+♥️=AO) Let's share this one around!

GENEROUS, SELF-EFFACING, HEALTH PROMOTING: Always looking to help others by mentoring many, many, improving the quality of research & making policy better. Professor Adrian Bauman: Office of the Order of Australia (AB+♥️=AO) Let's share this one around!
US Open Tennis (@usopen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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Journal of Physical Activity & Health (@jpahjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"It is time for a paradigm shift toward implementing studies that target scale-up of effective health-promoting interventions for older adults." doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2… Active Aging Adrian Bauman #PhysicalActivty #OlderAdults

Active Aging (@activeagingrt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Safety is key to understanding why, how &where #olderadults move about &engage in #neighbourhoods ⬇️TRAILER:youtu.be/AYWCHMU6UiA PAPER: Safety perceptions of older adults on an #urban greenway: doi.org/10.1016/j.heal… Callista Ottoni Joanie Sims Gould, RSW, PhD Cities, Health & Active Transportation Research INTERACT

Active Aging (@activeagingrt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Curious about the impact of nature on health? Join us for a FREE online talk that explores the relationship between nature, climate change & health featuring Dr. Melissa Lem Anna Reed from BC Parks Foundation & #PaRx. Nov. 22 at 1 PM PT. Info & Reg: activeagingsociety.org/move-connect

Curious about the impact of nature on health? 
Join us for a FREE online talk that explores the relationship between nature, climate change &amp; health featuring <a href="/Melissa_Lem/">Dr. Melissa Lem</a> <a href="/AnnaCR_Studies/">Anna Reed</a>  from <a href="/bcparksfdn/">BC Parks Foundation</a> &amp; #PaRx. Nov. 22 at 1 PM PT.
Info &amp; Reg: activeagingsociety.org/move-connect
Active Aging (@activeagingrt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please join us on our upcoming FREE Move & Connect Webinar: Introduction to Brain Health. This talk features Morgan Donahue from Alzheimer Society of B.C.. She will share tips to keep your brain at its best. March 10 at 1 PM PT Register for free: activeagingsociety.org/intro-to-brain…

Please join us on our upcoming FREE Move &amp; Connect Webinar: Introduction to Brain Health.
This talk features Morgan Donahue from <a href="/alzheimerBC/">Alzheimer Society of B.C.</a>. She will share tips to keep your brain at its best. March 10 at 1 PM PT
Register for free: activeagingsociety.org/intro-to-brain…
Heather Macdonald (@hmac77) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hey Mount Washington - it’s nordic fest this weekend but there aren’t any tracks to ski on! Grooming has been great this season, but it would be so great if the groomer could go out again today!

Hey <a href="/MountWashington/">Mount Washington</a> - it’s nordic fest this weekend but there aren’t any tracks to ski on! Grooming has been great this season, but it would be so great if the groomer could go out again today!
Active Aging (@activeagingrt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Please join us for the next t Move & Connect webinar: Hop on Board! Chris Chan from TransLink BC will deliver a great talk on using public transportation in Metro Vancouver for older adult users. Date: April 26, 2022 at 1PM PT Register & Info>>> activeagingsociety.org/hop-on-board

Please join us for the next t Move &amp; Connect webinar: Hop on Board!

Chris Chan from <a href="/TransLink/">TransLink BC</a> will deliver a great talk on using public transportation in Metro Vancouver for older adult users. 
Date: April 26, 2022 at 1PM PT
Register &amp; Info&gt;&gt;&gt;  activeagingsociety.org/hop-on-board
Active Aging (@activeagingrt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First public showing of photographs taken by seniors’ during pandemic lockdown, join our team’s Callista Ottoni for a guided tour of the exhibit.

British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@bjsm_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣 Message to all authors: ✍️ We are delighted to announce that all BJSM research must now include an ✨ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement✨ #EDI 📄 Read more about this new requirement 👉 bit.ly/3TpiklQ

📣 Message to all authors: ✍️

We are delighted to announce that all BJSM research must now include an ✨ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement✨ #EDI 📄

Read more about this new requirement 👉 bit.ly/3TpiklQ
The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (@the_jbmr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Welcome! The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research is now on Twitter! Follow us for cutting-edge science from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research ASBMR, the community leader in the study of bone and mineral metabolism🦴

Welcome! <a href="/The_JBMR/">The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research</a> is now on Twitter! Follow us for cutting-edge science from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research <a href="/ASBMR/">ASBMR</a>, the community leader in the study of bone and mineral metabolism🦴
British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@bjsm_bmj) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨How can we promote gender/sex equity in Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy publishing? ⚖️ NEW #BJSMBlog provides the #TakeHomeMessages from a recently published article 📄 READ ➡️ bit.ly/3xsATfx

🚨How can we promote gender/sex equity in Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy publishing? ⚖️

NEW #BJSMBlog provides the #TakeHomeMessages from a recently published article 📄

READ ➡️ bit.ly/3xsATfx
Leigh Gabel, PhD (@leighgabel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Help us understand what women want! We're asking women age 40-60 years to complete a 15-min survey about your thoughts on exercise during menopause. Survey link 👇 survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_e5… #womenshealth #research #menopause UCalgary Kinesiology McCaig Institute

Help us understand what women want! We're asking women age 40-60 years to complete a 15-min survey about your thoughts on exercise during menopause. Survey link 👇
survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_e5…
#womenshealth #research #menopause <a href="/uofcknes/">UCalgary Kinesiology</a> <a href="/McCaigInstitute/">McCaig Institute</a>
CIHR Institute of Aging (@cihr_ia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🎉We're excited to share our new Strategic Plan 2023-2028: Reframing Aging – Empowering Older Adults! A big thanks to the many people across our community who offered wisdom and input. Read 👉 cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html #ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging

🎉We're excited to share our new Strategic Plan 2023-2028: Reframing Aging – Empowering Older Adults! A big thanks to the many people across our community who offered wisdom and input. 

Read 👉 cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html

#ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging
CIHR Institute of Aging (@cihr_ia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Canada supports a rapidly growing older adult population and post-pandemic recovery, research on aging is needed more than ever. See our bold, new directions & priorities. 👉 cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html #ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging Paula Rochon Women's College Hospital

As Canada supports a rapidly growing older adult population and post-pandemic recovery, research on aging is needed more than ever. See our bold, new directions &amp; priorities.

👉 cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html  

#ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging <a href="/RochonPaula/">Paula Rochon</a> <a href="/WCHospital/">Women's College Hospital</a>
CIHR Institute of Aging (@cihr_ia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new strategic directions place healthy aging, risk reduction and mitigation at the forefront, while we remain focused on reducing the impact of complex health challenges. 🧭Learn more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html #ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging

Our new strategic directions place healthy aging, risk reduction and mitigation at the forefront, while we remain focused on reducing the impact of complex health challenges. 

🧭Learn more: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46837.html  

#ReframeAgingCAN #researchonaging
Adam Grant (@adammgrant) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exercise reduces depression and anxiety. Over 1,000 randomized controlled trials: physical activity boosts emotional well-being for people with & without clinical symptoms. It's not a panacea or a substitute for other treatments, but physical fitness is good for mental fitness.

Exercise reduces depression and anxiety.

Over 1,000 randomized controlled trials: physical activity boosts emotional well-being for people with &amp; without clinical symptoms.

It's not a panacea or a substitute for other treatments, but physical fitness is good for mental fitness.