Posts By: Chelsey

Can You Claim Kinesiology on Your Taxes in Ontario? As tax season approaches, many Canadians start gathering receipts and reviewing which healthcare services they can include as medical expenses. Services like physiotherapy, chiropractic care, and massage therapy are commonly claimed. What many people don’t realize is that you may also be able to claim kinesiology on your taxes in Ontario. If cost has been a barrier preventing you from working…

 This week, I had a conversation with a newer client that perfectly captured a challenge we see all the time. What she was experiencing was individualized exercise guidance — and for many Canadians, that level of personalization is unfamiliar. She said, “I’m just trying to understand what it is you actually do. This feels so different.” She wasn’t questioning whether it was helpful. In fact, she felt great after her…

Lindsey Vonn’s Comeback at the 2026 Winter Olympics During the 2026 Winter Olympics, Lindsey Vonn made headlines for competing despite a significant ACL injury just days before the Games. Media commentary quickly questioned whether she should have competed at all. But what many missed was this: her injury was assessed. Her decision was informed. And her Olympic crash was not directly caused by the prior ACL tear. This distinction matters —…

Across the globe, healthcare is evolving. In Australia, Exercise Physiologists and university-educated Kinesiologists are deeply integrated into healthcare systems. With multiple Longevity locations and an expanding clinical team, one truth has become clear: exercise is medicine. Here in Canada — and especially in communities like Barrie, Ontario — we’re just beginning to see that same shift take shape. From Australia to Canada: Bringing the Exercise-as-Medicine Model Home Longevity began in…

Living with chronic pain is exhausting. It’s not just the physical discomfort—it’s the mental load that comes with it. The constant awareness. The calculations before movement. The frustration of doing “all the right things” and still hurting. When pain has been present for years, it can begin to shape how you see your body and what you believe is possible. And when pain doesn’t go away, it can feel discouraging…

Late last night, my grandma passed away at 98 years old. There’s a strange quiet that follows news like that. A mix of gratitude for a long life, sadness for what’s ended, and reflection on what the final chapters looked like. I’ll share more personal memories in time, but for now, this feels like the piece that needs to be written. I want to talk about the importance of maintaining…

After This Week’s Snowfall, I Need to Say This Walking into the clinic this week and seeing driveway after driveway buried in snow reminded me of something important: the connection between snow shovelling and heart attacks. Snow shovelling isn’t just a winter chore we all complain about—it can be a real health risk. Every winter, clients tell me they pushed through chest tightness, dizziness, or exhaustion while shovelling because they…

The holidays often invite us to reflect on what truly matters. We think about family, connection, time, and the people we want to show up for. But this season also reveals one of life’s biggest contradictions: we spend so much energy caring for others, yet so little caring for the one thing we actually have control over — our own health. Movement, strength, and exercise are powerful gifts we can…

A Season for Meaningful Giving The holiday season brings a natural pause—a chance to reflect on the people who matter most and how we can support them in the year ahead. Every year, we see clients searching for gifts that hold deeper meaning. More and more, people want to give something that lasts. Something that shows genuine care. Something that can make a real difference. That is why this year,…

 When the Days Get Shorter, It’s Normal to Feel Off That shift in light and temperature hits all of us in some way. The early sunsets, the layers of clothing, the quiet walk you used to take after dinner that’s now replaced with darkness and cold—it adds up. Even if you love being active, winter has a way of slowing things down, both physically and mentally. Have you truly thought about…