Posts By: Mitchell Hooper

Couch to 5km Being able to run a 5km (3.1 miles) can provide numerous health benefits, both physically and mentally. Here are just a few examples: Improved cardiovascular fitness: Running is a great way to improve your cardiovascular fitness and increase the efficiency of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels. This can help to reduce your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and other cardiovascular conditions. Increased muscle strength:…

2022 has been a BIG year for Longevity Nexum. With our doors opening only 8 months ago, we though we would take a look at the milestones that have taken us to where we are today. April 11 Longevity Nexum finds a home. With large windows giving waterfront views and adjacent to Meridian Square, we couldn’t have asked for a better spot to open location #1.        …

It is estimated that 3/4 of people quit a new exercise routine before accomplishing their goals. At Longevity Nexum, our kinesiologists are here to help you identify ways in which you can stick to the new routine.    Be realistic You won’t go from 0 to 100 sustainability over the span of a week. By creating small changes and getting in the pattern of succeeding on small goals, you’re much…

During the holidays I take a break (believe it or not) from our private clinic treating low back pain, perfecting my deadlifts, personal training and the gym as a whole. Here’s what I get up to instead: Walking the dogs During the Canadian winter, with snow capping the trees and frozen lakes, walking the dogs is one of my favourite things to do with a bit of free time. My standard…

As Longevity Nexum Kinesiologists, we are experts in exercise prescription. While your mind might go to our courses at University and the Canadian movement guidelines, we think of ourselves as the experts to work around your life to create a strategy to keep you moving regularly, preventing pains, chronic disease and delaying the effects of aging. One of the most challenging periods for regular movement is the holiday season. With…

At Longevity Nexum in Barrie, we have Kinesiologists working with a variety of people. From office workers with low back pain, to middle aged women looking to lose weight, to teachers with shoulder pain to veterans recovering from active duty. We are even happy to help anyone looking for a private exercise space to have a personal trainer guide them how to improve strength, fitness and long term health outcomes.…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, one of the most important things for us is to help people maintain their long term health. With diabetes, this puts long term health at risk and can lead to problems with vision, nerves in the feet and hands, ulcers and amputation.  In short, exercise allows people living with Type 2 diabetes to better control their blood glucose level. This happens by utilizing glucose on…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, Ontario we see a wide variety of conditions and unique circumstances, including cancer, particularly hormone related cancers like breast cancer. Exercise has been proven to improve quality of life of those undergoing breast cancer treatment as well as breast cancer survivors. Exercise is an effective way to manage the side effects of treatment, as it is with many other cancers. Breast cancer patients can suffer…

At Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie, our mission is to extend the health span of Canadians to create meaningful lives for people in their 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond. This starts much earlier than you think, with active children having more productive and fulfilling lives well into their older years. This means that the best time to start is yesterday, and the best time to start is today. Thankfully, many…

Back pain is the most common condition that we see at Longevity Nexum Kinesiology in Barrie. During pregnancy, we are particularly susceptible to back pain and it can be experienced during any trimester. Longevity Nexum discuss the common reasons as to why back pain occurs during pregnancy and how exercise can be used to help manage this pain. Some likely causes of back pain during pregnancy: Increase in weight growing a baby.…